Particle Detectors

Starting from a thorough introduction of fundamentals easily understood by the non-specialist and arriving at the cutting edge of modern device application, this well-produced volume offers an important reference for researchers and students in physics and optics. * Silvano Donati, Optics & Phototonics News *
a gem of a book... easy to read and conceptual discussions are well supported by numerous examples, plots, and illustrations of excellent quality. * Peter Krizan, CERN Courier *
...the authors provide the community with a fantastic resource for all aspects of modern instrumentation in the scientific and societal applications of particle physics. This monumental textbook, with its almost 1000 pages, covers in a very comprehensive, clear and inclusive way all the basic physics and technologies for detectors. Each of the topics is introduced in an accessible manner for advanced graduate students, including concrete examples, and is then further developed in depth for experts. This also makes it a precious reference book. * Peter Jenni, Institute of Physics, University of Freiburg and Experimental Physics Department, CERN *
Before I opened the cover of the book, I made a list of topics that I feel should be covered in a comprehensive treatise on particle detection. As I read through, I found that each one of those, and many more, are treated with an admirable balance of technical depth and readability. I highly recommend this book for any "student" of nuclear instrumentation, whether at the beginning of or deep into their career. The book promises to be an invaluable resource for many years to come. * Bruce Schumm, Physics Department, University of California at Santa Cruz *