This book is intended for graduate students in particle and nuclear physics who wish to acquire a working knowledge of particle detectors and their underlying principles. It should also prove useful to advanced researchers who wish to acquaint themselves with recent developments in the field. Most chapters should be accessible to motivated undergraduates. A broad range of topics is covered, with references provided for those wishing to delve more deeply into particular areas.
The reader is assumed to be familiar with quantum mechanics, relativistic kinematics, as well probability and statistics.