Instrumentation in particle physics

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Department of Physics

Synopsis:

Students will become familiar with the instrument systems used in high-energy physics experiments. Students will be introduced to the basic tools and methodologies used in high-energy physics, from small experiments in the laboratory to modern large-scale experiments. After completing the course, students will be able to identify and understand the basic building blocks, various architectures of choice at various levels of complexity, including commercial solutions and hybrid systems.

Students will attend theoretical lectures supplemented by practical laboratory exercises, where they apply the acquired knowledge and concepts in the design and creation of instrumentation for particle detectors.

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Syllabus of lectures:

1. Introduction to instrumentation of high-energy-physics detectors

2. Reading out data

3. Trigger systems

4. DAQ systems

5. Data flow, processing and data storage

6. Data analysis

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Study Objective:

Students will become familiar with the instrument systems used in high-energy physics experiments. Students will be introduced to the basic tools and methodologies used in high-energy physics, from small experiments in the laboratory to modern large-scale experiments. After completing the course, students will be able to identify and understand the basic building blocks, various architectures of choice at various levels of complexity, including commercial solutions and hybrid systems.

Students will attend theoretical lectures supplemented by practical laboratory exercises, where they apply the acquired knowledge and concepts in the design and creation of instrumentation for particle detectors.

Study materials:

Required literature:

[1] Glenn F. Knoll, Radiation detection and measurement, Willey, 2010

[2] C.Grupen, B. Schwartz, Particle detectors, Cambridge University Press, 2011

[3] H. Kolanoski and N. Wermes, Particle Detectors, fundamental and applications; Oxford University press, 2020

Recommended literature:

[4] Syed Ahmed, Physics and Engineering of Radiation Detection, Elsevier, 2015

[5] The ALICE collaboration, Technical Design Report for the Upgrade of the OnlineOffline Computing System

[6] Upgrade of the ALICE Readout & Trigger System

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Further information:

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans: