SPA6309 - Radiation Detectors - 2019/20
Topic outline
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Welcome to the Radiation Detector (SPA6309) Home Page
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At the end of this module students will be able to
1. Know the physical principles of the interaction of particles with matter and use them to understand the operating principles of a range of current radiation sensors.
2. Use data and apply appropriate models to design sensors to measure parameters such as particle energy, momentum, charge, spatial location, time-of-arrival in a particle physics experiment context.
3. Understand the origin of noise in radiation sensor systems and be able to estimate the effect of noise on ultimate performance.
4. Explain, through the use of clear and concise scientific writing, and justify, with reference to published scientific literature, the design choices underlying key detector elements in a given particle physics experiment.
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Outline Syllabus
- Introduction
- Overview of fundamental particles and their interactions
- Review of statistics as related to detector systems
- Gaseous detectors
- Scintillator based detectors
- Ionization detectors (excluding gas)
- Photodetectors
- Calorimeters
- Tracking detectors
- Other detector principles (Cerenkov, bolometer etc.)
- Examples of detectors
Key textbooks: The Mile End Campus library has many relevant text books (look around classmark QC 793).
Electronic resources:
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There will be 5 sets of homework problems which will be added here during the semester. These do not count towards your final grade, but you are encouraged to attempt the questions, with solutions being discussed during the next exercise class.There will be a mid-term test on Monday 24th February, 12pm (week 6), in Bancroft 1.13.-
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These study sheets are for formative feedback in the weekly tutorials so that you can see how your understanding of the material I am teaching is progressing. Also it will give me a good idea of areas that I need to go back to and provide more help.
I will provide and indicate (from week 3 onwards ) questions which are in the style and complexity of the week 6 summative class test (since there are no prior examples for you to use).
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This forum is for you to ask questions about any aspect of the lectures that I have (or will) be delivering.
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This forum is for you to ask me questions that arise from your work on the final assessment (Z boson reconstructed from its decay to leptons in one of the four LEP experiments).
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LSR Extension Final Report Submission - Friday 24th July, 12PM (MIDDAY) Assignment
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LSR Resit Final Report Submission - Friday 28th August, 12PM (MIDDAY) Assignment
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This document tells you what the resit assignment is and which experiment and Z0 boson decay channel I have allocated to you. It was updated on 3 August to include the names of additional students. Nothing else has changed.
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