Abstract
This chapter firstly introduces the properties of detectors and presents a synoptic discussion of the organization of the following chapters. The single detectors will be the building blocks of the astroparticle instrumentation discussed later. Detectors for high energy photons and particles show a great difference compared to optical and radio detectors, the intrinsic energy discrimination capability coupled to the imaging capability. The chapter ends with a summary of some historical detectors in astroparticle physics.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.
Buying options
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Learn about institutional subscriptionsReferences
Grupen, C. and Swartz, B.: Particle Detectors. Cambridge University Press (2008)
Leo, W. R.: Techniques for Nuclear and Particle Physics Experiments - A How-to Approach. Springer-Verlag (1994)
Longair, M. S.: High Energy Astrophysics: Volume 1. Photons, Particles and their Detection. Cambridge University Press (1992)
Olive, K.A. et al. (Particle Data Group): Chin. Phys. C 38, 090001 (2014)
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2017 Springer International Publishing Switzerland
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Poggiani, R. (2017). Detectors: General Characteristics. In: High Energy Astrophysical Techniques. UNITEXT for Physics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44729-2_4
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44729-2_4
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-44728-5
Online ISBN: 978-3-319-44729-2
eBook Packages: Physics and AstronomyPhysics and Astronomy (R0)