RECOMMENDED PARTICLE PHYSICS BOOKS
PARTICLE PHYSICS (UNDERGRADUATE-LEVEL)
1. Introduction to high energy physics. 4th ed
(Undergraduate level)
Perkins DH, 539.12 PER, 2000
1 copy at RAL in READING-RM
2. Modern elementary particle physics
KANE G, 539.12 KAN, 1987
1 copy at RAL in READING-RM
PARTICLE PHYSICS (PhD-LEVEL)
3. Quarks and leptons : an introductory course in modern particle physics
(Good PhD level. Electroweak theory, Lagrangians etc).
Halzen F (et al), 539.123 HAL, 1984
1 copy at RAL in READING-RM
4. Gauge theories in particle physics : a practical introduction. Vol. 1 : from
relativisitc quantum mechanics to QED. 3rd ed
Missing (but not registered so) from RAL READING-RM
and
Gauge theories in particle physics. Vol. 2 : non-abelian guage theories :
QCD and the electroweak theory. 3rd ed
Aitchison IJR (et al),
539.12.01 AIT,
2004
1 copy at RAL in READING-RM
5. Quantum field theory.
MANDL F,
530.145 MAN,
1993
On loan from RAL READING-RM
6. An Introduction to Quarks and Partons
Close FE, 539.12.01 CLO, 1979
1 copy at RAL in READING-RM (tattered, but out-of-print so can’t replace).
7. Weak Interactions of Leptons and Quarks
Commins & Bucksbaum, 539.12.17 COM, 1983
1 copy at RAL in READING-RM
8. QCD and collider physics
Ellis RK (et al), 539.12.01 ELL,
Missing.
1996
PARTICLE PHYSICS (SPECIALIST)
9. The Higgs Hunter's guide. (Frontiers in physics lecture note series)
GUNION JF ed, 539.122 GUN, 1990
1 copy at RAL in READING-RM
10. Perspectives on supersymmetry
Kane GL (ed), 539.12.01 KAN, 1998
1 copy at RAL in READING-RM
11. Neutrino physics
Zuber K,
539.123 ZUB, 2005
1 copy at RAL in READING-RM
12. High Pt physics at hadron colliders
Green D, 539.1.076 GRE, 2005
On loan from RAL READING-RM
13. Collider physics
Barger VD (et al), 539.12.01 BAR,
1 copy at RAL in READING-RM
1996
PARTICLE DETECTORS
14. Particle Detectors
Grupen C, 1996
No copy available
15. Introduction to experimental particle physics
FERNOW RC, 539.12 FER, 1986
1 copy at RAL in READING-RM
16. Radiation, detection and measurement. 3rd ed
Knoll, 539.1.074 KNO, 2000
1 copy at RAL in READING-RM
17. Techniques for nuclear and particle physics experiments. A how-to
approach. 2nd rev ed
Leo WR, 539.1 LEO, 1994
Missing from RAL in READING-RM (but ordered ?)
18. Detectors for particle radiation. 2nd ed
Kleinknecht K, 539.1.074 KLE, 1998
1 copy at RAL in READING-RM
19. Experimental techniques in high-energy nuclear and particle physics
(includes information on detector technologies)
FERBEL T, 539.12 FER, 1991
1 copy at RAL in READING-RM
20. Calorimetry : energy measurements in particle physics
Wigmans R, 539.12 WIGM, 2000
1 copy at RAL in READING-RM
21. Semiconductor detector systems
Spieler H, 2005
No copy available.
22. Particle Detection with Drift Chambers
Blum & Rolandi, 539.1.074 BLU, 1993
Missing.
ELECTRONICS
23. A practical introduction to electronic circuits. 3rd edition
(short, undergraduate-level)
Jones MH, 1995
No copy available
24. The art of electronics. 2nd ed
(long, reference volume)
Horowitz P (et al), 1989
Missing (but ordered ?)
25. The VMEBUS handbook: a user's guide to the VME64 and VME64x bus
specifications. 4th ed
Peterson WD, 004.324 PET, 1997
1 copy available in RAL FORUM
STATISTICS
26. Statistical data analysis
(written by particle physicist)
Cowan G,
519.23 COW,
1998
Missing (but not registered so) from RAL FORUM
27. Statistics for nuclear and particle physicists
Lyons L, 519.2 LYO, 1993
1 copy at RAL in READING-RM
28. Statistics
Barlow, R, 1989,
No copy available.
29. Probability and statistics in particle physics
Frodesen AG, Skjeggestad O, Tofte H
539.12.01 FRO, 1979
1 copy available at RAL in READING-RM (but tattered, so replace).
30. Data analysis techniques for high-energy physics experiments
R.K.Bock, 1990
No copy available.
COMPUTING
31. The essentials of C++
(Very short, but explanations only average in quality)
Hunter, David,
2001
No copy available.
32. C++ the complete reference. 3rd ed
(good, but very long)
Schildt H,
004.438C++ SCH, 1998
1 copy at RAL in FORUM
Please contact your PPD Library Reps. (I. Tomalin + R. Luscher),
if you know any other good books.
This list was compiled in June 2006 and updated Jan. 2007