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Experimental Methods in Nuclear Physics
Dr. Michael O. DistlerJohannes-Gutenberg Universität Mainz
Trento, May 2013
ERASMUS Teaching Mobility
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LHC experiments: ATLAS and CMS
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Computer generated image of the ATLAS detector
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The Mainz Microtron (MAMI)
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The 3-Spectrometer-Setup @ MAMI
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Outline
Introduction to Accelerator PhysicsParticle Detectors - Principles and TechniquesGas Detectors, Tracking DetectorsScintillation and PhotodetectionCalorimetry, Particle IDDetector Systems
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Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Michael O. Distler7/1990 Diploma thesis:
“Construction and test of a vertical drift chamber”1/1997 Phd thesis: “Elektroproduction of neutral pions
off hydrogen at threshold”1997/1998 PostDoc at the M.I.T. in Cambridge/MA
Experiments on N → ∆ at MIT/Batessince 1999 Research scientist and lecturer
at the Institute for Nuclear Physics, MainzExperiments: Formfactors (p,n,He,Li)
↪→ radius of the protonFew Body Systems (3,4He, 6,7Li)
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Particle Sources
Positive ion sourcesNegative ion sourcesElectron sourcesSecondary sources
PositronsAntiprotonsHigh energy photons
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Varieties of accelerators
Linear AcceleratorsElectrostatic AcceleratorsTandem Van-de-GraaffWiederöeRF Linacs
Circular AcceleratorsCyclotronsSynchrotonBetatronMicrotron
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Microtron
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Harmonic Double Sided Microtron
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The Mainzer Microtron - MAMI
1.5 GeV cw electron beam100µA unpolarized30µA @ 80 % polarizationEnergy stability δE/E = 10−6
5500 h/year beam on target
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LEP and LHC @CERN
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Future: International Linear Collider
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Linear_
Collider
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