Screen LibraryNew vistas in astrophysics : International School of Cosmic Ray Astrophysics, 20th anniversary, 11th course : Erice, Italy, 15-23 July 1998 /
This volume, marking the 20th Anniversary of the International School of Cosmic Ray Astrophysics, provides a wide-ranging overview of modern astrophysics from the infra-red to X-rays and -rays, from neutrinos to galactic cosmic rays, and from shock wave acceleration to cosmology. The separate topics...
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World Scientific Pub. Co.,
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| Publisher Address: | Singapore ; River Edge, N.J. : |
| Publication Dates: | 2000. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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The science and culture series. Astrophysics
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http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/4302#t=toc |
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This volume, marking the 20th Anniversary of the International School of Cosmic Ray Astrophysics, provides a wide-ranging overview of modern astrophysics from the infra-red to X-rays and -rays, from neutrinos to galactic cosmic rays, and from shock wave acceleration to cosmology. The separate topics contain both background information and the newest results in the field, making the discussion suitable for the nonexpert and the expert alike. Featured are high energy neutrinos (including the new generation of experiments coming on line), new results from X-ray astronomy and from the infra-red, particle acceleration in astrophysical plasmas, new results on the composition of cosmic rays (spanning six decades in energy), and cosmology. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (ix,378pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9789812793997 |
| CLC: | P172.4-532 |
| Contents: | Preface / M. M. Shapiro [et al.] -- I. Neutrinos and gamma rays neutrino astronomy and the Amanda South Pole telescope / Francis Halzen -- High-energy gamma-rays from gamma-ray bursts and their afterglows / M. Bottcher, C. D. Dermer -- Search for UHE gamma radiation from cosmic point sources with the AIROBICC detector / A. Moralejo, J. L. Contreras for the HEGRA Collaboration -- Atmospheric neutrinos and neutrino oscillations / Todor Stanev -- Muon measurements in the atmosphere in the context of the atmospheric neutrino anomaly / M. Circella -- II. Galactic astrophysics and cosmology insights on high-energy sources provided by infrared observations / Martin Harwit -- On the distribution of galaxies and galaxy clusters / F. Sylos Labini -- Fractal structures and scaling laws in the universe. statistical mechanics of the self-gravitating gas / H. J. deVega, N. Sanchez, F. Combes -- X-ray observations of AGN / Th. Boller -- Recent progress in string cosmology / N. Sanchez -- III. Particle acceleration and supernovae collisionless shocks: their nature, how they accelerate charged particles, and their limits / Frank C. Jones -- Radio-, X-ray and gamma ray emission produced in SN 1006 by accelerated cosmic rays / E. G. Berezhko, L. T. Ksenofontov , S. I. Petukhov -- IV. Cosmic rays in the galaxy and the heliosphere galactic cosmic-ray radioactive isotopes: primary and secondary radioisotope data and models / M. A. Duvernois -- The satellite telescope Nina for nuclear and isotopic investigations in space / M. Circella for the Wizard-Nina Collaboration -- Ultra heavy cosmic ray nuclei with Z > 65 seen by the UHCRE / J. Font -- The trans-iron galactic element recorder (TIGER): a balloon borne cosmic ray experiment / S. H. Sposato [et al.] -- Energy spectrum and chemical composition of cosmic rays determined with the HEGRA arrays / J. Cortina, A. Rohring for the HEGRA Collaboration -- The hadronic component of extensive air showers measured with the KASCADE calorimeter / Markus Risse for the KASCADE Collaboration -- Estimaton of the chemical composition in the knee region from the muon/electron ratio in EAS / Jennifer H. Weber for the KASCADE Collaboration -- Cosmic ray anisotropies in space / Lev I. Dorman. |