Evolution of Silicon Sensor Technology in Particle Physics (Hardcover)

From the contents: Basic Principles of a Silicon Detector.- First Steps with Silicon Sensors: NA11 (Proof of Principle).- The DELPHI Microvertex Detector at LEP.- CDF, the World's Largest Silicon Detector in the 20th Century; the First Silicon Detector at a Hadron Collider.- CMS, Increasing Size by two Orders of Magnitude.- Continuing the Story: Detectors for the SLHC and the ILC.- Conclusion and Outlook.