Università Roma Tre

COURSE CONTENT
Lessons (2CFU):
Introduction to particle detectors (scintillators, gaseous chambers, solid state)
Introduction to electronic devices for particle physics
Basic software development for DAQ system and data analysis

Lab Activity (6CFU):
Measurement of the Muon life

W.R. Leo - Techniques for Nuclear and Particle Physics Experiment - Springer-Verlag
W. Blum, L. Roland - Particle Detection with Drift Chambers - Springer-Verlag
T. Ferbel - Experimental Techniques in High-Energy Nuclear and Particle Physics
F. Sauli - Principles of operation of multiwire proportional and drift chambers

program of lessons in the classroom

• introductory notes on particle detectors
• physics of the detectors used in the laboratory activity (plastic sparklers, liquid sparklers, detectors a gas, ...)
• notes on electronic devices required for reading the detectors, for the trigger and il system data acquisition system
• calls to programming
• statistical calls for the analysis data.

Program of the activity in the laboratory (equivalent a
about 5 cfu)
• estimate of the response of the detectors used - verification
of the measured signal - setting of the detectors
• set up of the apparatus - trigger training
• set up of the data acquisition and development system of
analysis software
• measurement of the proposed greatness (vita media del mesone mu and related quantities, spectrum of the electron of the decay of the mu, spectrum of hard cosmic rays, ...)
the student is called to perform a part only of the experimental activity proposed so that it may compare directly with the issues of laboratory. the final measure will be carried out in the group

RECOMMENDED TEXTS:
W.R. Leo - Techniques for Nuclear and Particle Physics Experiment - Springer-Verlag
W. Blum, L. Roland - Particle Detection with Drift Chambers - Springer-Verlag
T. Ferbel - Experimental Techniques in High-Energy Nuclear and Particle Physics
F. Sauli - Principles of operation of multiwire proportional and drift chambers