The physics of experiment instrumentation using MATLAB apps : with companion media pack

Contents
Preface
Introduction
1. Getting Started with Matlab
	1.1. Command Window
	1.2. Editor
	1.3. Online Resources
2. Basic Physics Processes
	2.1. Physics Constants and Properties of Materials
	2.2. Atoms
	2.3. Nuclei
	2.4. Motion in Electric and Magnetic Fields
	2.5. Magnetic Lens — Quadrupole
	2.6. Quadrupole Doublet — (x, y) Focus
	2.7. Special Relativity
3. Detector and Beam Instrumentation
	3.1. Photoelectric Effect
	3.2. Photomultiplier Tube (PMT) and Scintillator
	3.3. Magnetic Shielding
	3.4. Silicon PMT
	3.5. Time of Flight — β
	3.6. Cerenkov Counters — β
	3.7. Scattering
	3.8. Ionization and Energy Loss — β
	3.9. Transition Radiation — γ
	3.10. Compton Scattering — γ
	3.11. Bremsstrahlung and Pair Production — γ
	3.12. Critical Energy and Muons — γ, β
	3.13. Neutrino Beams and Muons
	3.14. Electromagnetic Cascade — Xo,ΛI
	3.15. Drift and Diffusion — x, y
	3.16. Detector Gas Gain
	3.17. Solid State Detectors
	3.18. Coaxial Cables
	3.19. Particle Tracking — x, α, p
	3.20. General Purpose Experiments
4. Accelerator Instrumentation
	4.1. Summary of Accelerator Parameters — α, β, γ, ε
	4.2. FODO
	4.3. Dispersion — δ
	4.4. Acceleration — y, Δε, Δφ
	4.5. Electric Fields at β ∼ 1
	4.6. Fourier Series and FFT
	4.7. Induced Charge — Beam Pipe
	4.8. Beam Position Monitor — x, y
	4.9. Transverse Beam Position — ε, δ
	4.10. BPM and “Accelerator” Tune — μ, Q, β
	4.11. Quad Kick and Beta — β, σ
	4.12. Multiturn and Phase — Q, β, α
	4.13. External Loss Monitors
	4.14. Beam Current Transformer
	4.15. Beam Emittance — ε
	4.16. Luminosity Measurement
	4.17. Longitudinal Acceptance — δ, η
	4.18. Strip Lines
	4.19. Synchrotron Radiation — γ
	4.20. Laser Backscatter — εo
	4.21. Optical Transition Radiation — γ
5. Summary
Appendix A: Matlab Scripts
Appendix B: Physics Constants
Appendix C: Properties of Elements
Appendix D: Index of Refraction — Gases and Liquids
Appendix E: Table of Symbols
Appendix F: Acronyms
References
Index