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Advanced Summer School 2008
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"The
New Frontier of Radiation Detection and Measurements"
This first summer school intends to provide a broad overview on radiation detection technologies, ranging from basic to advanced concepts and associated applications. It includes the detection of ionizing radiation such as gamma rays, neutrons, and charged particles. Detection concept requiring ultra-low temperature associated with ultra-high energy resolution will be discussed, as well as advancements in segmented Ge detectors - still representing the gold standard in gamma-ray detection - and room-temperature operational semiconductor detectors. Basic concepts as well as current research in advanced concepts and new materials will be covered for scintillation detectors. Furthermore, applications for synchrotron radiation as well for high-energy physics experiments will be discussed and their challenges with regard to counting rate capabilities and electronics signal processing. Finally, gamma-ray imaging concepts will be discussed in some detail with applications in medicine, homeland security, and nuclear non-proliferation employing scintillation as well as semiconductor detectors. As complementary program we will tour the 88" cyclotron, the Advanced Light Source, and the Molecular Imaging Laboratory of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory as well as the Radiation Detection Laboratory at the Nuclear Engineering Department of UC Berkeley. Lectures
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