This lecture will serve as an introduction to particle detectors and detection techniques.
In the first lecture, a historic overview of particle detector development will be given. In the second lecture, some basic techniques and concepts for particle detection will be discussed. In the third lecture, the interaction of particles with matter, the basis of particle detection, will be presented.
The third and fourth lecture will discuss different detector types used for particle tracking, energy measurement and particle identification.
Prerequisite Knowledge: Some basic knowledge of physics is helpful. Most parts of the lecture do not require a very detailed knowlede of physics.