Subject Code:  PH7L010 Subject Name:  Methods in Experimental Nuclear and Particle Physics L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit: 3
Pre-requisite(s): Nil
Passage of radiation through matter: Interaction of heavy charged particles, neutrons, gamma rays and relativistic particles. ionization loss characterized by the Bethe-Bloch equation, loss via bremsstrahlung, and the Cherenkov effect; Radiation Detection: Detection mechanism, characteristics of detectors. Detectors in Nuclear Physics: gas detectors, scintillation counters; Solid state detectors. Detectors in Particle Physics: Drift Chambers, spark chambers, bubble chambers; Accelerators: Van de Graff, LINAC, Cyclotrons, Synchrotons, Colliders; Pulse Processing: Timing and Energy measurements, data acquisition and analysis; Present Detectors: Techniques used in present LHC (Large Hadron Collider) detectors, such as CMS, ATLAS.
Text Books/Reference Books: 
  1. Knoll Glenn F., Radiation Detection and Measurements, John Wiley and Sons.
  2. Leo W. R., Techniques for Nuclear and Particle Physics Experiments, Springer Verlag.
  3. Cahn R. and Goldhaber G., Experimental Foundations of Particle Physics, Cambridge U. Press.
  4. Leroy C. and Rancoita P., Principles of Radiation Interaction in Matter and Detection,World Scientific Publ. Co.
  5. Grupen C. and Shwartz B., Particle Detectors, Cambridge U. Press.
  6. Blum W., Riegler W. and Rolandi L., Particle Detection with Drift Chambers, Springer.
  7. Green D., The Physics of Particle Detectors, Cambridge U. Press.
  8. Fruhwirth R., et al., Data Analysis Techniques for High-Energy Physics,Cambridge U. Press.
  9. Ferbel T. (ed), Experimental Techniques in High-Energy Nuclear and Particle Physics, World Scientific Publ. Co.
  10. Livingston M. S. and Blewet J.P.,  Particle Accelerators, McGraw Hill