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Preface | |
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Introduction | |
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Particle physics | |
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Particles and interactions | |
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Relativistic kinematics | |
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Summary of particle properties | |
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Scattering | |
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Particle physics experiments | |
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Data analysis | |
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Electromagnetic interactions | |
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Energy loss in matter | |
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Quantum treatment of the energy loss | |
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Fluctuations in energy loss | |
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Energy loss of electrons and positrons | |
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Interactions of photons | |
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Elastic scattering | |
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Multiple scattering | |
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Other electromagnetic effects | |
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Nuclear interactions | |
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Strong interactions | |
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Weak interactions | |
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Particle beams | |
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Particle accelerators | |
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Secondary beams | |
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Beam transport | |
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Flux monitors | |
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Other particle sources | |
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Radiation protection | |
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Targets | |
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Standard targets | |
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Special purpose targets | |
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Fast electronics | |
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Fast pulse instrumentation | |
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Discriminators | |
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Coincidence units | |
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CAMAC standard | |
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Other fast pulse devices | |
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Signal cables | |
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Scintillation counters | |
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The scintillation process | |
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Light collection | |
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Photomultiplier tubes | |
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Performance | |
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Timing applications | |
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Cerenkov counters | |
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The Cerenkov effect | |
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Photon yield | |
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Gas radiators | |
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Threshold counters | |
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Differential counters | |
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Total absorption counters | |
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Proportional chambers | |
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Elements of a proportional chamber | |
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Fundamental processes in gases | |
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Proportional chamber gases | |
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Multiwire proportional chambers | |
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Readout electronics | |
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Drift chambers | |
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Properties of drift chamber gases | |
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Construction | |
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Readout electronics | |
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Performance | |
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Particle identification | |
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Sampling calorimeters | |
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Electromagnetic showers | |
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Electromagnetic shower detectors | |
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Hadronic shower detectors | |
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Neutral particle detectors | |
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Specialized detectors | |
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Bubble chambers | |
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Emulsions | |
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Spark chambers | |
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Streamer chambers | |
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Transition radiation detectors | |
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Short summary of some other detectors | |
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Triggers | |
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General considerations | |
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Identified particle triggers | |
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Deposited energy triggers | |
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Higher level triggering | |
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Detector systems | |
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Magnetic spectrometers | |
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Design considerations | |
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Fixed target spectrometers | |
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Colliding beam spectrometers | |
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Nucleon decay spectrometers | |
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Data acquisition | |
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Some fundamental measurements | |
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Particle properties | |
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Total cross section | |
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Elastic scattering | |
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Polarization experiments | |
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New particle searches | |
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Physical constants | |
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Periodic table of the elements | |
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Probability and statistics | |
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Cross sections and probability | |
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Two-body scattering in the LAB frame | |
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Motion of ions in a combined electric and magnetic field | |
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Properties of structural materials | |
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Author index | |
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Subject index | |