Thermal Equilibrium Calorimeters – An Introduction -- Semiconductor Thermistors -- Transition-Edge Sensors -- Metallic Magnetic Calorimeters -- Quantum Giaever Detectors -- Electron Probe Microanalysis -- Dark Matter Direct Detection -- X-Ray Astronomy and Astrophysics -- Optical/UV Astrophysics Applications of Cryogenic Detectors -- Beta Decay Experiments -- Heavy Ion Physics -- Index.The development of cryogenic devices for particle detection has reached a stage at which many interesting applications are conceivable and already have been demonstrated. The book provides a comprehensive review of the field of cryogenic particle detection. It introduces the different detection techniques and gives an overview of the important areas in which these detectors are successfully applied.