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Book Synopsis Cosmic Ray Astrophysics by : Reinhard Schlickeiser
Download or read book Cosmic Ray Astrophysics written by Reinhard Schlickeiser and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-14 with total page 521 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the first part, the book gives an up-to-date summary of the observational data. In the second part, it deals with the kinetic description of cosmic ray plasma. The underlying diffusion-convection transport equation, which governs the coupling between cosmic rays and the background plasma, is derived and analyzed in detail. In the third part, several applications of the solutions of the transport equation are presented and how key observations in cosmic ray physics can be accounted for is demonstrated.
Book Synopsis Introduction to Particle and Astroparticle Physics by : Alessandro De Angelis
Download or read book Introduction to Particle and Astroparticle Physics written by Alessandro De Angelis and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-09-05 with total page 661 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, written by researchers who had been professionals in accelerator physics before becoming leaders of groups in astroparticle physics, introduces both fields in a balanced and elementary way, requiring only a basic knowledge of quantum mechanics on the part of the reader. The new profile of scientists in fundamental physics ideally involves the merging of knowledge in astroparticle and particle physics, but the duration of modern experiments is such that people cannot simultaneously be practitioners in both. Introduction to Particle and Astroparticle Physics is designed to bridge the gap between the fields. It can be used as a self-training book, a consultation book, or a textbook providing a “modern” approach to particles and fundamental interactions.
Book Synopsis Cosmic Rays for Particle and Astroparticle Physics by : S Giani
Download or read book Cosmic Rays for Particle and Astroparticle Physics written by S Giani and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2011-06-29 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The conference was aimed at promoting contacts between scientists involved in solar-terrestrial physics, space physics, astroparticle physics and cosmology both from the theoretical and the experimental approach. The conference was devoted to physics and physics requirements, survey of theoretical models and performances of detectors employed (or to be employed) in experiments for fundamental physics, astroparticle physics, astrophysics research and space environment — including Earth magnetosphere and heliosphere and solar-terrestrial physics. Furthermore, cosmic rays have been used to extend the scientific research experience to teachers and students with air shower arrays and other techniques. Presentations included the following subjects: advances in physics from present and next generation ground and space experiments, dark matter, double beta decay, high-energy astrophysics, space environment, trapped particles, propagation of cosmic rays in the Earth atmosphere, Heliosphere, Galaxy and broader impact activities in cosmic rays science. The open and flexible format of the Conference was conducive to fruitful exchanges of points of view among participants and permitted the evaluation of the progresses made and indicated future research directions. The participants were experienced researchers but also graduate students (MSc and PhD) and recent postdoctoral fellows. Errata(s) Nuclear and Non-Ionizing Energy-Loss for Coulomb Scattered Particles from Low Energy up to Relativistic Regime in Space Radiation Environment: Page 17 to Page 22 (245 KB) Contents:Broader Impacts Activites and Treatments:VHE Spectral Energy Distribution of Crab Nebula Compared with the Prediction of a Synchrotron Self-Compton Emission Model (V G Sinitsyna, A Y Alaverdian, A S Boldyrev, S S Borisov, R M Mirsafatikhov and V Y Sinitsyna)Nuclear and Non-Ionizing Energy-Loss for Coulomb Scattered Particles from Low Energy Up to Relativistic Regime in Space Radiation Environment (M J Boschini, C Consolandi, M Gervasi, S Giani, D Grandi, V Ivanchenko, S Pensotti, P G Rancoita and M Tacconi)Study of the Natural Radioactivity Influence on ARGO-YBJ Detector (I Bolognino, C Cattaneo, E Giroletti, G Liguori, P Salvini, P Vallania and C Vigorito)High-Accuracy Determination of Fabry-Perot Effective Mirror Spacing Used for the Receivers of Atmospheric Monitoring in VHE Gamma Ray Astronomy (S Maltezos, E Fokitis, N Maragos, V Gika, A Georgakopoulou, E Koubli and G Koutsourakis)AMS-02 Photon Data Reduction Approach (G Boella, M J Boschini, C Consolandi, S Della Torre, M Gervasi, D Grandi, E Memola, S Pensotti, P G Rancoita and M Tacconi)CZELTA: An Overview of the Czech Large-Area Time Coincidence Array (K Smolek, J Čermák, J Hubík, S Pospíšil, P Přidal, J Smejkal, I Štekl, F Blaschke, P Lichard and V Vícha)Calibration of the CMS Electromagnetic Calorimeter with First LHC Data (V Sola)On the Detectability of Cosmic Ray Electron Spectral Features in the Microwave/mm-Wave Range (A Tartari, M Gervasi, G Sironi, M Zannoni and S Spinelli)Science in the Schools — the Extreme Energy Events Project (M Abbrescia, R Antolini, R Baldini Ferroli, G Bencivenni, E Bressan, A Chiavassa, C Cical, L Cifarelli, F Coccetti, D De Gruttola, S DePasquale, M DIncecco, F L Fabbri, V Frolov, M Garbini, C Gustavino, D Hatzifotiadou, P La Rocca, F Librizzi, A Maggiora, H Menghetti, S Miozzi, R Moro, M Panareo, G Piragino, F Riggi, F Romano, G Sartorelli, E Scapparone, M Selvi, S Serci, E Siddi, M C S Williams, A Zichichi and R Zuyeuski)A Cosmic Ray Detector Array for Schools in the Cambridge Region (S A Wotton, M J Goodrick, B Hommels and M A Parker)Observation of Electroscalar Radiation During a Solar Eclipse (O A Zaymidoroga and D V Podgainy)Young Researchers Focus on the Extreme Energy Universe (James L Pinfold)Cosmic Rays Experimental Observations and Searches:Galactic Cosmic Ray Production in Tycho's SNR and Geminga (V G Sinitsyna, A Y Alaverdian, S S Borisov, S I Nikolsky and V Y Sinitsyna)The CUORICINO and CUORE Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay Experiments (T I Banks)Results from DAMA/LIBRA (R Bernabei, P Belli, F Montecchia, F Nozzoli, F Cappella, A d'Angelo, A Incicchitti, D Prosperiy, R Cerulli, C J Dai, H L He, X H Ma, X D Sheng, Z P Yez and R G Wang)Recent Results from the Fermi Large Area Space Telescope (Emanuele Bonamente)Gamma-Ray Activity of Cygnus X-3 at Energy Range of 1-100 TeV During 15 Year Observations of SHALON (V G Sinitsyna, A Y Alaverdian, S S Borisov, S I Nikolsky and V Y Sinitsyna)Signatures of Middle Aged, Nearby Pulsars in the Cosmic Ray Lepton Spectrum? (I Büsching and Okker C deJager)Highlights from the ARGO-YBJ Experiment (P Camarri)Status of MAGIC and Recent Results (A de Angelis and V Scalzotto)Recent HESS Results (B Degrange)Atmospheric Evaluation with LIDAR for MAGIC (C Fruck, J Hose, R Mirzoyan and M Teshima)The AMS-02 Silicon Tracker (S Haino)From the Knee to the Ankle: From Galactic to Extragalactic Origin of Cosmic Rays? (Andreas Haungs)High Energy Cosmic-Ray Photons and Helium (Stanislav Borisov, Sergey Voronov, Arkady Galper and Alexander Karelin)Status of UHE CR Orbital Fluorescence Detector TUS (P Klimov, G Garipov, B Khrenov, N Kalmykov, V Morozenko, M Panasyuk, S Sharakin, A Shirokov, I Yashin, S Biktemerova, A Grinyuk, D Naumov, L Tkachev, A Tkachenko, O Saprykin, I Park, J Lee, G Na, O Martinez and H Salazar)The Observation of the Light Component Spectrum in the 5–250 TeV Region by the ARGO-YBJ Experiment (S M Mari and P Montini)Status and Plans of the LUCIFER Experiment (F Orio)In-Flight Measurement of the Aabsolute Energy Scale of the Fermi Large Area Telescope (M Pesce-Rollins)The Synergy between Astroparticle and Collider Physics in the Search for Dark Matter (James L Pinfold)PICASSO: Search for Dark Matter in the Spin-Dependent Sector (M-C Piro)Recent Results from VERITAS (John Quinn)Recent Results from the PAMELA Experiment (S B Ricciarini)First Results of LHCF; Very Forward Particles at LHC Collision (T Sako)Status and Recent Results from the CREAM Experiment (E S Seo, H S Ahn, P Bhoyar, J Eaton, O Ganel, J H Han, A Haque, K C Kim, M H Kim, M H Lee, S E Lee, L Lutz, A Malinin, O Ofoha, S S Ryu, B P Smith, A Vartanyan, P Walpole, J Wu, J H Yoo, Y S Yoon, T Anderson, N B Conklin, S Coutu, M Geske, S I Mognet, L Barbier, J T Link, J W Mitchell, A Barrau, M Bunerd, B Coste, L Derome, M Mangin-Brinet, A Putze, Y Sallaz-Damaz, R Bazer-Bachi, J J Beatty, T J Brandt, G Bigongiari, P Maestro and R Zei)On the Possibility of Registering UHE EAS Cherenkov Light by the TUS Detector (O P Shustova, N N Kalmykov and B A Khrenov)TeV Gamma-Rays from NGC 1275 Detected in 15 Year Observation of SHALON Telescope (V G Sinitsyna, S I Nikolsky and V Y Sinitsyna)Constraints on Extragalactic Background Light from Distant Quasars 3C454.3 (z = 0.859 and 1739+522 (z = 1.375) Detected by SHALON (V G Sinitsyna, S I Nikolsky and V Y Sinitsyna)Status of the High Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) Gamma Ray Observatory (Wayne Springer)Light Nuclei and Isotope Abundances in Cosmic Rays. Results from AMS-01 (N Tomassetti)Cosmic Rays Propagation and Environment:The AMS-02 Proton Spectra and the Geomagnetic Field (P Bobik, M J Boschini, C Consolandi, S Della Torre, M Gervasi, D Grandi, K Kudela, S Pensotti and P G Rancoita)Stereo Observations of the Energetic Heavy Ions During the Minimum of Solar Cycle 23 (R Bučík, U Mall, A Korth and G M Mason)Electron and Positron Solar Modulation and Prediction for AMS02 (P Bobik, M J Boschini, C Consolandi, S Della Torre, M Gervasi, D Grandi, K Kudela, S Pensotti and P G Rancoita)How to Use Molecular Clouds to Study the Propagation of Cosmic Rays in the Galaxy (S Gabici)Proton Modulation in the Heliosphere for Different Solar Conditions and Prediction for AMS-02 (P Bobik, G Boella, M J Boschini, C Consolandi, S Della Torre, M Gervasi, D Grandi, K Kudela, E Memola, S Pensotti, P G Rancoita and M Tacconi)Proton and Antiproton Modulation in the Heliosphere for Different Solar Conditions and AMS-02 Measurements Prediction (P Bobik, M J Boschini, C Consolandi, S Della Torre, M Gervasi, D Grandi, K Kudela, S Pensotti and P G Rancoita)A Consistent Interpretation of Recent CR Nuclei and Electron Spectra (Giuseppe Di Bernardo, Carmelo Evoli, Daniele Gaggero, Dario Grasso, Luca Maccione and Mario Nicola Mazziotta)Cosmic Rays for Heliospheric Space Weather Storm Prediction (Frank Jansen and Jörg Behrens)Energetic Particles in the Magnetosphere of Earth: Selected Results and Problems (Karel Kudela, Leonid L Lazutin and Yuri I Logachev)Cosmic Rays of Leptons from Pulsars and Supernova Remnants (Roberto A Lineros)High Energy Phenomena in the Low Atmosphere; Particle Fluxes from Thunderstorm Clouds (Ashot Chilingarian and Bagrat Mailyan)The Cosmic-Ray Populations of Nearby Galaxies (P Martin)USINE: A New Public Cosmic Ray Propagation Code (Basic Phenomenology, Sample Results, and a Bit of USINE) (D Maurin)Propagation of Galactic Cosmic Rays and the AMS-02 Experiment (Miguel Pato, Dan Hooper and Melanie Simet)Galactic Cosmic Rays in the Dynamic Heliosphere (Marius Potgieter, Stefan Ferreira and Du Toit Strauss)A Markov Chain Monte Carlo Technique to Sample Transport and Source Parameters of Galactic Cosmic Rays (A Putze, L Derome, F Donato and D Maurin)PAMELA Through a Magnetic Lens (J P Roberts)Analysis of Possibility of Cosmic Rays Proton Anisotropy Phase and Amplitude and Electron Spectra Description at TeV-Region within the Bounds of the Same Set of Sources (Olga Strelnikova, Vladimir Ptuskin and Lyubov Sveshnikova)Interstellar Gamma Rays and Cosmic Rays: New Insights from FERMI-LAT and Integral (A W Strong)Energy Loss for Electrons in the Heliosphere and Local Interstellar Spectrum for Solar Modulation (P Bobik, G Boella, M J Boschini, C Consolandi, S Della Torre, M Gervasi, D Grandi, M Elmo, K Kudela, E Memola, S Pensotti, P G Rancoita, D Rozza and M Tacconi)Cosmic Rays from Astrophysical Sources:Cosmic Ray Acceleration in Supernova Remnants (P Blasi)γ-Rays from Heavy Nuclei Accelerated in Supernova Remnants (D Caprioli, P Blasi and E Amato)Anisotropies in the Cosmic-Ray Electron Spectrum: A Way to Discriminate between Exotic and Astrophysical Sources? (I Cernuda)Cosmic-Ray Electrons and Positrons from Gamma-Ray Pulsars (M Dormody)Galactic Electrons and Positrons at the Earth: New Estimate of the Primary and Secondary Fluxes (J Lavalle)The 'PAMELA Anomaly' Indicates a Nearby Cosmic Ray Accelerator (P Mertsch and S Sarkar)Observations of Intermediate Synchrotron Peaked Blazars with the Fermi-LAT (C Monte)Shock Acceleration in Partially Neutral Plasmas (G Morlino, E Amato, P Blasi and D Caprioli)Pulsar Electrons Detection in AMS-02 Experiment. Model Status and Discovery Potential (Jonathan Pochon)The CR Connection: UHE Primaries and Secondaries from UHECR Sources (A M Taylor)η Carinae: A Very Large Hadron Collider (R Walter, C Farnier & J-C Leyder)Cosmic Rays from Exotic Sources:Gamma Rays from Dark Matter (T Bringmann)Introducing CLUMPY: A Public Code for Gamma-Ray Emission from Dark Matter Annihilation in the Galaxy (C Combet, A Charbonnier and D Maurin)Cosmic Rays and Dark Matter Indirect Detection (Timur Delahaye)Neutrinos from Dark Matter (M H Reno)Charged Cosmic Rays from Dark Matter (P Salati)Gamma-Ray and Neutrino Signatures of Unstable Dark Matter (David Tran)Gamma-Ray Anisotropies from Decaying Dark Matter (C Weniger) Readership: Postgraduate students, researchers and engineers. Keywords:Astroparticle;Particle;Space Physics;Cosmic Ray Physics;Heliosphere;Dark Matter;Double-Beta DecayKey Features:Complete review of the fieldUp-to-date results and informationBroad vision for the future in the field, indication of future research direction
Book Synopsis Particle and Astroparticle Physics by : Alessandro De Angelis
Download or read book Particle and Astroparticle Physics written by Alessandro De Angelis and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-05-27 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents more than 200 problems, with detailed guided solutions, spanning key areas of particle physics and astrophysics. The selected examples enable students to gain a deeper understanding of these fields and also offer valuable support in the preparation for written examinations. The book is an ideal companion to Introduction to Particle and Astroparticle Physics: Multimessenger Astronomy and its Particle Physics Foundations, written by Alessandro De Angelis and Mário Pimenta and published in its second edition in Springer’s Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics series in 2018. It can, however, also be used independently. The present book is organized into 11 chapters that match exactly those in the companion textbook, and each of the exercises is given a title to facilitate identification of the subject within that book. Some new exercises have been added because they are considered helpful on the basis of the experience gained by teachers while using the textbook. Beyond students on relevant courses, exercises and solutions in particle and astroparticle physics are of value for physics teachers and to all who seek aid to self-training.
Book Synopsis Astroparticle Physics by : Claus Grupen
Download or read book Astroparticle Physics written by Claus Grupen and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-01-27 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the branch of astronomy in which processes in the universe are investigated with experimental methods employed in particle-physics experiments. After a historical introduction the basics of elementary particles, Explains particle interactions and the relevant detection techniques, while modern aspects of astroparticle physics are described in a chapter on cosmology. Provides an orientation in the field of astroparticle physics that many beginners might seek and appreciate because the underlying physics fundamentals are presented with little mathematics, and the results are illustrated by many diagrams. Readers have a chance to enter this field of astronomy with a book that closes the gap between expert and popular level.
Book Synopsis From Ultra Rays to Astroparticles by : Brigitte Falkenburg
Download or read book From Ultra Rays to Astroparticles written by Brigitte Falkenburg and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-30 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The scope of the book is to give an overview of the history of astroparticle physics, starting with the discovery of cosmic rays (Victor Hess, 1912) and its background (X-ray, radioactivity). The book focusses on the ways in which physics changes in the course of this history. The following changes run parallel, overlap, and/or interact: - Discovery of effects like X-rays, radioactivity, cosmic rays, new particles but also progress through non-discoveries (monopoles) etc. - The change of the description of nature in physics, as consequence of new theoretical questions at the beginning of the 20th century, giving rise to quantum physics, relativity, etc. - The change of experimental methods, cooperations, disciplinary divisions. With regard to the latter change, a main topic of the book is to make the specific multi-diciplinary features of astroparticle physics clear.
Book Synopsis Introduction to Particle and Astroparticle Physics by : Alessandro De Angelis
Download or read book Introduction to Particle and Astroparticle Physics written by Alessandro De Angelis and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-06-19 with total page 733 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces particle physics, astrophysics and cosmology. Starting from an experimental perspective, it provides a unified view of these fields that reflects the very rapid advances being made. This new edition has a number of improvements and has been updated to describe the recent discovery of gravitational waves and astrophysical neutrinos, which started the new era of multimessenger astrophysics; it also includes new results on the Higgs particle. Astroparticle and particle physics share a common problem: we still don’t have a description of the main ingredients of the Universe from the point of view of its energy budget. Addressing these fascinating issues, and offering a balanced introduction to particle and astroparticle physics that requires only a basic understanding of quantum and classical physics, this book is a valuable resource, particularly for advanced undergraduate students and for those embarking on graduate courses. It includes exercises that offer readers practical insights. It can be used equally well as a self-study book, a reference and a textbook.
Book Synopsis Cosmic Rays and Particle Physics by : Thomas K. Gaisser
Download or read book Cosmic Rays and Particle Physics written by Thomas K. Gaisser and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over recent years there has been marked growth in interest in the study of techniques of cosmic ray physics by astrophysicists and particle physicists. Cosmic radiation is important for the astrophysicist because in the farther reaches of the universe. For particle physicists, it provides the opportunity to study neutrinos and very high energy particles of galactic origin. More importantly, cosmic rays constitue the background, and in some cases possibly the signal, for the more exotic unconfirmed hypothesized particles such as monopoles and sparticles. Concentrating on the highest energy cosmic rays, this book describes where they originate, acquire energy, and interact, in accreting neutron stars, supernova remnants, in large-scale shock waves. It also describes their interactions in the atmosphere and in the earth, how they are studied in surface and very large underground detectors, and what they tell us.
Book Synopsis Cosmic Rays and Particle Physics by : Thomas K. Gaisser
Download or read book Cosmic Rays and Particle Physics written by Thomas K. Gaisser and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-06-02 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fully updated for the second edition, this book introduces the growing and dynamic field of particle astrophysics. It provides an overview of high-energy nuclei, photons and neutrinos, including their origins, their propagation in the cosmos, their detection on Earth and their relation to each other. Coverage is expanded to include new content on high energy physics, the propagation of protons and nuclei in cosmic background radiation, neutrino astronomy, high-energy and ultra-high-energy cosmic rays, sources and acceleration mechanisms, and atmospheric muons and neutrinos. Readers are able to master the fundamentals of particle astrophysics within the context of the most recent developments in the field. This book will benefit graduate students and established researchers alike, equipping them with the knowledge and tools needed to design and interpret their own experiments and, ultimately, to address a number of questions concerning the nature and origins of cosmic particles that have arisen in recent research.
Book Synopsis Astroparticle Physics: Theory and Phenomenology by : Günter Sigl
Download or read book Astroparticle Physics: Theory and Phenomenology written by Günter Sigl and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 861 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This books aims at giving an overview over theoretical and phenomenological aspects of particle astrophysics and particle cosmology. To be of interest for both students and researchers in neighboring fields of physics, it keeps a balance between well established foundations that will not significantly change in the future and a more in-depth treatment of selected subfields in which significant new developments have been taking place recently. These include high energy particle astrophysics, such as cosmic high energy neutrinos, the interplay between detection techniques of dark matter in the laboratory and in high energy cosmic radiation, axion-like particles, and relics of the early Universe such as primordial magnetic fields and gravitational waves. It also contains exercises and thus will be suitable for both introductory and advanced courses in astroparticle physics.
Book Synopsis Introduction to Particle and Astroparticle Physics by : Alessandro De Angelis
Download or read book Introduction to Particle and Astroparticle Physics written by Alessandro De Angelis and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-11-17 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, written by researchers who had been professionals in accelerator physics before becoming leaders of groups in astroparticle physics, introduces both fields in a balanced and elementary way, requiring only a basic knowledge of quantum mechanics on the part of the reader. The early history of particle physics cannot be distinguished from the history of cosmic rays. With the advent of accelerators, however, the importance of cosmic rays in particle physics was lost. This situation persisted until the 1990s, when novel techniques allowed breakthrough discoveries, and exploration of new physics scales now requires returning to cosmic rays. The new profile of scientists in fundamental physics ideally involves the merging of knowledge in astroparticle and particle physics, but the duration of modern experiments is such that people cannot simultaneously be practitioners in both. Introduction to Particle and Astroparticle Physics is designed to bridge the gap between the fields. It can be used as a self-training book, a consultation book, or a textbook providing a “modern” approach to particles and fundamental interactions.
Book Synopsis High Energy Cosmic Rays by : Todor Stanev
Download or read book High Energy Cosmic Rays written by Todor Stanev and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-03-10 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers an accessible text and reference (a cosmic-ray manual) for graduate students entering the field and high-energy astrophysicists will find this an accessible cosmic-ray manual Easy to read for the general astronomer, the first part describes the standard model of cosmic rays based on our understanding of modern particle physics. Presents the acceleration scenario in some detail in supernovae explosions as well as in the passage of cosmic rays through the Galaxy. Compares experimental data in the atmosphere as well as underground are compared with theoretical models
Book Synopsis Cosmic Rays at Earth by : P.K.F. Grieder
Download or read book Cosmic Rays at Earth written by P.K.F. Grieder and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2001-07-27 with total page 1112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1912 Victor Franz Hess made the revolutionary discovery that ionizing radiation is incident upon the Earth from outer space. He showed with ground-based and balloon-borne detectors that the intensity of the radiation did not change significantly between day and night. Consequently, the sun could not be regarded as the sources of this radiation and the question of its origin remained unanswered. Today, almost one hundred years later the question of the origin of the cosmic radiation still remains a mystery. Hess' discovery has given an enormous impetus to large areas of science, in particular to physics, and has played a major role in the formation of our current understanding of universal evolution. For example, the development of new fields of research such as elementary particle physics, modern astrophysics and cosmology are direct consequences of this discovery. Over the years the field of cosmic ray research has evolved in various directions: Firstly, the field of particle physics that was initiated by the discovery of many so-called elementary particles in the cosmic radiation. There is a strong trend from the accelerator physics community to reenter the field of cosmic ray physics, now under the name of astroparticle physics. Secondly, an important branch of cosmic ray physics that has rapidly evolved in conjunction with space exploration concerns the low energy portion of the cosmic ray spectrum. Thirdly, the branch of research that is concerned with the origin, acceleration and propagation of the cosmic radiation represents a great challenge for astrophysics, astronomy and cosmology. Presently very popular fields of research have rapidly evolved, such as high-energy gamma ray and neutrino astronomy. In addition, high-energy neutrino astronomy may soon initiate as a likely spin-off neutrino tomography of the Earth and thus open a unique new branch of geophysical research of the interior of the Earth. Finally, of considerable interest are the biological and medical aspects of the cosmic radiation because of it ionizing character and the inevitable irradiation to which we are exposed. This book is a reference manual for researchers and students of cosmic ray physics and associated fields and phenomena. It is not intended to be a tutorial. However, the book contains an adequate amount of background materials that its content should be useful to a broad community of scientists and professionals. The present book contains chiefly a data collection in compact form that covers the cosmic radiation in the vicinity of the Earth, in the Earth's atmosphere, at sea level and underground. Included are predominantly experimental but also theoretical data. In addition the book contains related data, definitions and important relations. The aim of this book is to offer the reader in a single volume a readily available comprehensive set of data that will save him the need of frequent time consuming literature searches.
Book Synopsis Probes of Multimessenger Astrophysics by : Maurizio Spurio
Download or read book Probes of Multimessenger Astrophysics written by Maurizio Spurio and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-12-07 with total page 591 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I have taught from and enjoyed the first edition of the book. The selection of topics is the best I've seen. Maurizio Spurio gives very clear presentations using a generous amount of observational data. " James Matthews (Louisiana State University) This is the second edition of an introduction to “multi-messenger” astrophysics. It covers the many different aspects connecting particle physics with astrophysics and cosmology and introduces high-energy astrophysics using different probes: the electromagnetic radiation, with techniques developed by traditional astronomy; charged cosmic rays, gamma-rays and neutrinos, with methods developed in high-energy laboratories; and gravitational waves, recently observed using laser interferometers. The book offers a comprehensive and systematic approach to the theoretical background and the experimental aspects of the study of the high-energy universe. The breakthrough discovery of gravitational waves motivated this new edition of the book, to offer a more global and multimessenger vision of high-energy astrophysics. This second edition is updated and enriched with substantial new materials also deriving from the results obtained at the LIGO/Virgo observatories. For the first time it is now possible to draw the connection between gravitational waves, traditional astronomical observations and other probes (in particular, gamma-rays and neutrinos). The book draws on the extensive courses of Professor Maurizio Spurio at the University of Bologna and it is aimed at graduate students and post-graduate researchers with a basic understanding of particle and nuclear physics. It will also be of interest to particle physicists working in accelerator/collider physics who are keen to understand the mechanisms of the largest accelerators in the Universe.
Book Synopsis Cosmic Radiations: From Astronomy to Particle Physics by : Giorgio Giacomelli
Download or read book Cosmic Radiations: From Astronomy to Particle Physics written by Giorgio Giacomelli and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Non-accelerator particle physicists, especially those studying neutrino oscillation experiments, will read with profit the in-depth discussions of new results and their interpretations. new guidelines are also set out for new developments in this and related fields. Discussions are presented of neutrino oscillations, neutrino astronomy, high energy cosmic rays, gravitational waves, magnetic monopoles and dark matter. The future large-scale research projects discussed include the experiments on long baseline neutrino beams from CERN to Gran Sasso and Fermilab to the Soudan mine; large underwater and under-ice experiments; the highest energy cosmic rays; gravitational waves; and the search for new particles and new phenomena.
Book Synopsis Cosmic Rays by : Alessandro De Angelis
Download or read book Cosmic Rays written by Alessandro De Angelis and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-12-03 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, cosmic rays have become the protagonists of a new scientific revolution. We are able today to film the Universe with telescopes of completely novel conception, recording information from many different messengers and accessing previously unknown cosmic regions. Written by a recognized authority in physics, this book takes readers on a captivating journey through the world of cosmic rays, their role in the revolutionary field of multi-messenger astronomy, their production from powerful accelerators close to the surfaces of black holes and compact objects, reaching the highest levels of energy observed in nature, and the implications this has for our understanding of the Universe. Through the stories of pioneering scientists, explorations of cutting-edge technologies, and simple explanations related to particle physics, quantum mechanics, and astrophysics, the book provides an illuminating state-of-the-art introduction to the current state of high-energy astrophysics. The book was written in straightforward yet rigorous language, so as to be accessible to the greater public. For those curious about the cosmos and cosmic gamma rays, nuclei, neutrinos, and gravitational waves, from casual observers to professional astronomers and physicists, the book is a must-read, offering a thrilling adventure into the future of astronomy and particle physics.
Book Synopsis Astroparticle Physics and Cosmology by : Subhendra Mohanty
Download or read book Astroparticle Physics and Cosmology written by Subhendra Mohanty and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-10-09 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cosmology and astroparticle physics have seen an avalanche of discoveries in the past decade (IceCube - high energy neutrinos, LIGO - gravitational waves, Fermi- gamma-ray telescope, Xenon-1T - dark matter detection, PLANCK- cosmic microwave radiation, EHT picture of black hole, SDSS -galaxy surveys), all of which require a multidisciplinary background for analyzing the phenomena. The arena for testing particle physics models is in the multimessenger astronomical observations and at the same time cosmology now requires a particle physics basis for explaining many phenomena. This book discusses the theoretical tools of particle physics and general relativity which are essential for understanding and correlating diverse astronomical observations.
