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Handbook of particle physics / M. K. Sundaresan.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: CRC series in pure and applied physicsPublication details: Boca Raton : CRC Press, ©2001.Description: 446 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780849302152
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 539.72 23 Su957
Contents:
Electron Discovered (1897) 2 -- Photon--Quantum of Radiation (1905) 3 -- Natural Radioactivity 3 -- Thomson Model of Atom 4 -- Rutherford Model of Atom 4 -- Measurement of Electron Charge by Millikan, X-ray Diffraction, Isotopes 4 -- Bohr Model of the Atom and the Beginnings of Quantum Mechanics 5 -- Chemistry, Nuclear Physics as Separate Disciplines 5 -- Proton Discovered (1919) 6 -- Need for Neutral Component in the Nucleus 6 -- Strong Interactions as Distinct from Electromagnetic 7 -- Intrinsic Angular Momentum--Electron Spin Introduced 7 -- Proton Spin Determined 7 -- Dirac's Theory of the Electron 8 -- Events Leading to the Discovery of the Neutron 8 -- Chadwick's Discovery of the Neutron 9 -- Photon Spin Determined (1931) 9 -- Nuclear Magnetic Moments Measured; Neutron Spin 10 -- Electron Spin from Dirac's Theory and Antiparticles 10 -- Discovery of Cosmic Radiation and the Positron 10 -- Postulate of the Neutrino 11 -- Field Theory of [beta] Decay 12 -- Yukawa's Prediction of Mesons 12 -- Nuclear Physics Developments (1930-1950); Isotopic Spin 13 -- Muon discovered 14 -- Lamb Shift, g -- 2 measurements 15 -- Field Theories--Quantization and QED 15 -- Pion Discovered (1947) 18 -- V Particles 18 -- Pions Produced in the Laboratory (1949) 18 -- Pion Properties Determined (1951) 19 -- Nature of V Particles Clarified: [logical and superscript 0] and K[superscript 0] 20 -- Charged Hyperons 20 -- V Particles, Hyperons, New Particles, Produced in the Laboratory 20 -- Associated Production of New Particles 21 -- Gell-Mann, Nishijima Scheme 22 -- Yang-Mills Field Theory (1954) 23 -- Tau-Theta Puzzle 23 -- Parity Violation Observed (1957) 24 -- CP Conservation (1957) 24 -- Neutral K Mesons and CP Violation 25 -- SU[subscript 3] Symmetry 26 -- Other Theoretical Developments (1950-1970) 27 -- Other Developments in Experimental Techniques (1950-1990) 30 -- Direct Observation of Neutrinos (1956) 33 -- Neutrinos of Different Flavor (1957) 33 -- Experimental Discovery of Neutrinos of Different Flavor (1963) 33 -- Quark-Lepton Symmetry and Charm Quark Proposal (1964) 33 -- Bjorken Scaling and Its Experimental Discovery (1969) 34 -- Parton Model (1969) 34 -- Renormalization of Yang-Mills Field Theory (1971) 35 -- Experiments Find Weak Neutral Current Effects (1973) 35 -- Yang-Mills Theories and Asymptotic Freedom (1973) 36 -- QCD Formulated (1973) 36 -- Standard Model Formulated (1973-1974) 37 -- Discovery of Charm Quark; Hidden Charm (1974) 37 -- Charm Hadrons Found (1975-1977) 38 -- Tau Lepton Found (1975) 38 -- Discovery of the Bottom/Beauty Quark; Hidden Bottom/Beauty (1977) 38 -- Efforts at Grand Unification 39 -- Supersymmetry 40 -- Weak Neutral Currents (1978) 41 -- Evidence for Gluons (1979) 41 -- Gluon Spin Determined (1980) 42 -- Hadrons with b Quarks Found (1981) 42 -- Discovery of W[superscript plus or minus] and Z[superscript 0] (1983) 43 -- High Energy e[superscript +]e[superscript -] Experiments at LEP and SLC 43 -- Discovery of the Top Quark (1995) 46 -- More on Neutrinos 47 -- Future Outlook 50 -- 2 Historical Overview of Accelerators and Colliding Beam Machines 51 -- Accelerators 51 -- Cockcroft-Walton Generators 52 -- Van de Graaff Accelerator 52 -- Cyclotron 53 -- Synchrocyclotron 54 -- Betatron 54 -- Betatron Oscillations 55 -- Synchrotron: Principle of Phase Stability 55 -- Alternating Gradient Strong Focusing Machines 56 -- Some Fixed Target High Energy Accelerators 57 -- Synchrotron Radiation 57 -- Linear Accelerator 58 -- Colliding Beams Accelerator 58 -- Luminosity in Colliding Beams 59 -- Proton-Proton and Proton-Antiproton Colliders 60 -- e[superscript +]e[superscript -] Collider Rings 61 -- e[superscript +]e[superscript -] Linear Collider 63 -- 3 Historical Overview of Detector Developments 65 -- Development of Detectors for9 Particle Physics 65 -- Ionization Energy Loss and the Bethe-Bloch Equation 67 -- Effects of Multiple Scattering of Charged Particles 68 -- Energy Loss by Radiation: Bremsstrahlung 69 -- Physical Processes with Photons 70 -- Atomic Photoelectric Absorption 71 -- Scattering of Photons by Quasi-Free Electrons 72 -- Production of Electron-Positron Pairs by Gamma Rays 73 -- Energy Loss by Strong Interactions 74 -- Zinc-Sulphide Screen 74 -- Cloud Chamber 75 -- Bubble Chamber 75 -- Spark Chamber 77 -- Streamer Chambers 78 -- Scintillation Counters 79 -- Cherenkov Detectors 80 -- Transition Radiation Detector 84 -- Nuclear Emulsion Method 85 -- Ionization Chamber 86 -- Silicon Microstrip Detectors 87 -- Proportional Counters 87 -- Geiger Counter 88 -- Multiwire Proportional Chamber (MWPC) 89 -- Microstrip Gas Detector 91 -- Planar Drift Chamber 92 -- Cylindrical Wire Chambers 92 -- Cylindrical Jet Chambers 93 -- Electron Shower Calorimeters 94 -- Hadron Shower Calorimeters 94 -- Time Projection Chamber (TPC) 95 -- Detectors at LEP 97 -- ALEPH Experiment 98 -- DELPHI Experiment 99 -- L3 Experiment 101 -- OPAL Experiment 102 -- SLD Detector 106 -- Glossary--Alphabetical Listing of Topics 107.
Summary: This handbook covers the experimental and theoretical techniques of particle physics along with terms from the closely related fields of astrophysics and cosmology.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 427-446).

Electron Discovered (1897) 2 --
Photon--Quantum of Radiation (1905) 3 --
Natural Radioactivity 3 --
Thomson Model of Atom 4 --
Rutherford Model of Atom 4 --
Measurement of Electron Charge by Millikan, X-ray Diffraction, Isotopes 4 --
Bohr Model of the Atom and the Beginnings of Quantum Mechanics 5 --
Chemistry, Nuclear Physics as Separate Disciplines 5 --
Proton Discovered (1919) 6 --
Need for Neutral Component in the Nucleus 6 --
Strong Interactions as Distinct from Electromagnetic 7 --
Intrinsic Angular Momentum--Electron Spin Introduced 7 --
Proton Spin Determined 7 --
Dirac's Theory of the Electron 8 --
Events Leading to the Discovery of the Neutron 8 --
Chadwick's Discovery of the Neutron 9 --
Photon Spin Determined (1931) 9 --
Nuclear Magnetic Moments Measured; Neutron Spin 10 --
Electron Spin from Dirac's Theory and Antiparticles 10 --
Discovery of Cosmic Radiation and the Positron 10 --
Postulate of the Neutrino 11 --
Field Theory of [beta] Decay 12 --
Yukawa's Prediction of Mesons 12 --
Nuclear Physics Developments (1930-1950); Isotopic Spin 13 --
Muon discovered 14 --
Lamb Shift, g --
2 measurements 15 --
Field Theories--Quantization and QED 15 --
Pion Discovered (1947) 18 --
V Particles 18 --
Pions Produced in the Laboratory (1949) 18 --
Pion Properties Determined (1951) 19 --
Nature of V Particles Clarified: [logical and superscript 0] and K[superscript 0] 20 --
Charged Hyperons 20 --
V Particles, Hyperons, New Particles, Produced in the Laboratory 20 --
Associated Production of New Particles 21 --
Gell-Mann, Nishijima Scheme 22 --
Yang-Mills Field Theory (1954) 23 --
Tau-Theta Puzzle 23 --
Parity Violation Observed (1957) 24 --
CP Conservation (1957) 24 --
Neutral K Mesons and CP Violation 25 --
SU[subscript 3] Symmetry 26 --
Other Theoretical Developments (1950-1970) 27 --
Other Developments in Experimental Techniques (1950-1990) 30 --
Direct Observation of Neutrinos (1956) 33 --
Neutrinos of Different Flavor (1957) 33 --
Experimental Discovery of Neutrinos of Different Flavor (1963) 33 --
Quark-Lepton Symmetry and Charm Quark Proposal (1964) 33 --
Bjorken Scaling and Its Experimental Discovery (1969) 34 --
Parton Model (1969) 34 --
Renormalization of Yang-Mills Field Theory (1971) 35 --
Experiments Find Weak Neutral Current Effects (1973) 35 --
Yang-Mills Theories and Asymptotic Freedom (1973) 36 --
QCD Formulated (1973) 36 --
Standard Model Formulated (1973-1974) 37 --
Discovery of Charm Quark; Hidden Charm (1974) 37 --
Charm Hadrons Found (1975-1977) 38 --
Tau Lepton Found (1975) 38 --
Discovery of the Bottom/Beauty Quark; Hidden Bottom/Beauty (1977) 38 --
Efforts at Grand Unification 39 --
Supersymmetry 40 --
Weak Neutral Currents (1978) 41 --
Evidence for Gluons (1979) 41 --
Gluon Spin Determined (1980) 42 --
Hadrons with b Quarks Found (1981) 42 --
Discovery of W[superscript plus or minus] and Z[superscript 0] (1983) 43 --
High Energy e[superscript +]e[superscript -] Experiments at LEP and SLC 43 --
Discovery of the Top Quark (1995) 46 --
More on Neutrinos 47 --
Future Outlook 50 --
2 Historical Overview of Accelerators and Colliding Beam Machines 51 --
Accelerators 51 --
Cockcroft-Walton Generators 52 --
Van de Graaff Accelerator 52 --
Cyclotron 53 --
Synchrocyclotron 54 --
Betatron 54 --
Betatron Oscillations 55 --
Synchrotron: Principle of Phase Stability 55 --
Alternating Gradient Strong Focusing Machines 56 --
Some Fixed Target High Energy Accelerators 57 --
Synchrotron Radiation 57 --
Linear Accelerator 58 --
Colliding Beams Accelerator 58 --
Luminosity in Colliding Beams 59 --
Proton-Proton and Proton-Antiproton Colliders 60 --
e[superscript +]e[superscript -] Collider Rings 61 --
e[superscript +]e[superscript -] Linear Collider 63 --
3 Historical Overview of Detector Developments 65 --
Development of Detectors for9 Particle Physics 65 --
Ionization Energy Loss and the Bethe-Bloch Equation 67 --
Effects of Multiple Scattering of Charged Particles 68 --
Energy Loss by Radiation: Bremsstrahlung 69 --
Physical Processes with Photons 70 --
Atomic Photoelectric Absorption 71 --
Scattering of Photons by Quasi-Free Electrons 72 --
Production of Electron-Positron Pairs by Gamma Rays 73 --
Energy Loss by Strong Interactions 74 --
Zinc-Sulphide Screen 74 --
Cloud Chamber 75 --
Bubble Chamber 75 --
Spark Chamber 77 --
Streamer Chambers 78 --
Scintillation Counters 79 --
Cherenkov Detectors 80 --
Transition Radiation Detector 84 --
Nuclear Emulsion Method 85 --
Ionization Chamber 86 --
Silicon Microstrip Detectors 87 --
Proportional Counters 87 --
Geiger Counter 88 --
Multiwire Proportional Chamber (MWPC) 89 --
Microstrip Gas Detector 91 --
Planar Drift Chamber 92 --
Cylindrical Wire Chambers 92 --
Cylindrical Jet Chambers 93 --
Electron Shower Calorimeters 94 --
Hadron Shower Calorimeters 94 --
Time Projection Chamber (TPC) 95 --
Detectors at LEP 97 --
ALEPH Experiment 98 --
DELPHI Experiment 99 --
L3 Experiment 101 --
OPAL Experiment 102 --
SLD Detector 106 --
Glossary--Alphabetical Listing of Topics 107.

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