- Session 1: Fundamental particles and forces (1 lecture) RTN
A brief overview of standard model of particle physics, conservation laws, energy units
- Session 2 Foundational Concepts (1 lecture) [RTN]
Fundamental concepts of isotopes, isotones, isobars, radionuclides, chart of nuclides, nuclear decay, nuclear reactions, q-value, cross section, luminosity, kinematics
- Session 3: Charged Particle Interaction with Matter (1 lecture) [RTN]
Radiation sources, stopping power, range, bremsstrahlung, energy loss, Bragg curve
- Session 4: Charged Particle Interaction with Matter (1 lecture) [RTN]
Radiation sources, photoelectric effect, Compton scattering, pair production, attenuation
- Session 5: Magnets (1 lecture) [RTN]
- Session 6: Radiation Detectors and associated Electronics (5 lectures) [PJ]
Introduction to different types of detectors: Photon detectors - scintillation detectors, photomultipliers, efficiencies; Semiconductor detectors for particle and photon detection - Si, Ge, efficiency timing , energy resolution.
– Electronics: analogue signal processing and pulse shaping; pre-amplification
--Digital electronics for instrumentation: ADC, DAC, Flash AD
--Digitization of detectors signals: FPGA, DSP, Signal deconvolution
