PHY 5846:
Introduction to Experimental Techniques

Instructors:

• Zachary Fisk
• John D. Fox
• David Lind
• Ed Myers
• Harrison Prosper
• Stephan von Molnar
• Horst D. Wahl (course contact, e-mail: wahl@hep.fsu.edu )

Course Information:

• Syllabus
  
  postscript file -- pdf -- Latex file

• Lectures on statistics (Harrison B. Prosper):
  
  link to homework assignment
  Probability theory as extended logic (Wash. University, St.Louis)
  this site has valuable information on statistics, among others Edwin Jaynes' book on statistics

• Lectures on accelerators (Horst D. Wahl):
  
  Bibliography: ps --- pdf --- latex
  Homework: ps --- pdf --- latex

• Lectures on particle detectors (Horst D. Wahl):
  
  Bibliography: txt
  
  Homework: ps --- pdf --- latex
  Fermilab
  
  Data Analysis BriefBook
  
  Detector BriefBook
  
  Numerical Recipes
  
  F. Sauli's lectures on MWPCs Particle Data Group
  DØ homepage

  Lectures on neutron Spallation source (John D. Fox):
  Here are some websites you should try to browse before-hand:

  • the SNS homepage
  • The following websites relate to ORNL ISOL plans and instrumentation:
    Old version
    
    
    New plan
    

    Here is the home page of the DoE task force that is considering R&D and eventually siting questions about the ISOL project.

    This is a very good discussion of linac options as drivers and post-accelerators. (It is somewhat dated)

    ANL is our primary competitor for the ISOL facility; here is an overview.

    ISIS is a spallation neutron source in UK. They also have plans for an ISOL facility.

    ISAC is a Canadian effort now about to get beam.

    Descriptions of the ISOLDE facility at CERN:

    physics program
    

    facility
    

    collaboration

    At PSI (near Zuerich), a spallation source is being commissioned;
    

    links related to neutron scattering

    Plans are being developed for a European Spallation Source

    If you have run out of things to read or websites to surf, this is the url for the Lawrence Livermore NL "List of lists".

  Student presentations (1 and 3 Dec. 1998)

  • list of talks

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