9  Detector design

9.1 Overview

What are we detecting, and why?

Why you would choose to use one detector over another?

  • beam size

  • statistics

  • detector size

  • other considerations (e.g., can’t use scintillators for NGMS)

9.2 Faraday Detectors

9.2.1 Faraday Cup Hardware

9.2.2 Amplifier Electronics

  • RTIAs

  • CTIAs

9.3 Electron Multipliers

9.3.1 Operating Mode and Electronics

  • Ion Counting

  • Analog

9.3.2 Discrete Dynode Multipliers

9.3.3 Channeltrons

9.3.4 Daly Detectors

9.4 Other Exotic Detector Type

CCDs Gas ionization detectors Other scintillation detectors