Ultra-High Energy Hadron and Neutrino Astrophysics

Ultra-High Energy Hadron and Neutrino Astrophysics covers ultrahigh energy neutrino and hadron astronomy in the context of the search for the sources of the highest energy cosmic rays. It gives a broad and solid background for the newcomer to this field of research in the first few chapters, beginning with a comprehensive review of the evolution of astronomy, the present status of our knowledge on the cosmic radiation, discusses the interactions that are relevant for the propagation and detection of the cosmic radiation in space, in the atmosphere, and in the Earth's crust. The phenomenon of extensive air showers as a tool of hadron astronomy, spectral and compositional aspects of the high energy primary radiation, and the status of the anisotropy are treated comprehensively. This is followed by chapters on the interpretation of cosmic ray phenomena at high energies, and on the propagation of the cosmic radiation through galactic and extragalactic space. The subsequent chapters focus on the properties of muons and neutrinos, on the atmospheric neutrino background, and on astrophysical (cosmogenic) neutrinos. The basic detection principles are discussed and the different giant detector systems presented, including environmental aspects and background problems. The major experiments, in particular the successful IceCube experiment at Antarctica, are described and their results and interpretations discussed. Provides a historic review of the field, summarizing the evolution of all branches of astronomyProvides a broad introduction to ultra-high-energy cosmic rays and high-energy astrophysical neutrinosCovers the prerequisites for students in UHE neutrino and hadron astronomy, and astrophysicsIncludes numerous figures and graphs to support the textFeatures a list of over 1500 references and an extensive subject index INDICE: 1. Motivation and Introduction2. The Evolution of Astronomy: from Visual to Neutrino Astronomy3. The Cosmic Radiation4. Interactions Relevant for Cosmic Ray Propagation5. Extensive Air Showers6. Anisotropy and Time Variation of the Cosmic Radiation7. Anisotropies at UH Energies, Point Sources and GZK Cutoff: Hadron Astronomy8. Interpretation of Cosmic Ray Data and Phenomena9. Propagation of Energetic Cosmic Rays in Space10. Sources of Ultrahigh Energy Cosmic Rays11. Muons and their Properties12. Neutrinos and their Properties13. Neutrino Production in Astrophysical Objects14. Neutrino Detection Methods and Telescope Types15. Ground, Balloon and Satellite Based Neutrino Telescopes16. Deep-Water/Ice Optical Cherenkov Neutrino Telescopes17. Radio Cherenkov Neutrino Telescopes18. Acoustic Detection of High Energy Neutrinos in Liquids and Solids19. Next Generation Telescopes20. Neutrino Astronomy Results21. Interpretation of Data and Conclusions

• ISBN: 978-0-443-24082-9
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 400
• Fecha Publicación: 01/01/2025
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés