Overview
- Second edition of successful textbook
- Considers the very latest and most exciting topics in cosmic ray research
- Considers both theoretical aspects and experimental techniques
- Presents the very latest experimental results for cosmic ray measurements above and in the atmosphere, at the Earth’s surface, and underground
- Theoretical models and experimental results can be grasped without working through the mathematics, if required
Part of the book series: Springer Praxis Books (PRAXIS)
Part of the book sub series: Astronomy and Planetary Sciences (ASTRONOMY)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Overview
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The Standard Model of Cosmic Rays
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Front Matter
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Contemporary Challenges
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Back Matter
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About this book
Cosmic rays are an essential part of the universe. Their origin is related to many important astrophysical processes, such as star formation, stellar evolution, supernova explosions and the state of interstellar matter in the Galaxy. Cosmic Ray Physics reviews our present knowledge of cosmic rays, describing how they are born in a wide range of cosmic processes, how they are accelerated and how they interact with matter, magnetic fields and radiation during their journey across the Galaxy. The book also describes the detection of cosmic rays, and the processes which take place, both at the top and within the Earth’s atmosphere. The author also describes the very important area of the underground detection of very high energy cosmic rays and particles such as neutrinos.
The book is divided into two parts, the first describing the standard model of cosmic rays and contemporary challenges, and the second part dealing with very high energy cosmic rays that cannot be detected directly in satellite and balloon experiments, and with gamma-ray and neutrino astronomy. It is in this particular aspect of the book that the greatest developments have taken place during the 5 years since the first edition was completed. Consequently, it is in the chapters cosmic ray showers, their spectrum, on high energy neutrinos, and on gamma-ray astronomy of this revised and updated 2nd edition that a considerable amount of new material has been incorporated with more minor revisions and updating taking place in the first part of the book. Students and lecturers of advanced undergraduate courses on cosmic rays and astroparticle physics as well as post graduates and researchers will continue to find this book a valuable source of learning and reference.
Reviews
From the reviews of the first edition:
"… carefully crafted and well-written." (Stefan Westerhoff, Columbia University, Physics Today, September 2004)
"This publication … is aimed at serious students of the subject. … Arranged in two parts, Stanev first describes the standard model of cosmic rays and the interactions that are important … . The second part describes the challenges of current cosmic ray research … . It is a ‘must read’ for those with a passion to find out more about the high energy universe." (Roger Feasey, Journal of the Auckland Astronomical Society AAS, August, 2005)
"Todor Stanev … has distilled the essence of cosmic ray physics. It is a magnificent achievement and will be invaluable for workers in the field. It should also be available for consultation by researchers in related disciplines … there will also be a need to make use of excellent list of referenced material." (Roger Clay, The Physicist, Vol. 41 (5), September/October, 2004)
Authors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: High Energy Cosmic Rays
Authors: Todor Stanev
Series Title: Springer Praxis Books
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-85148-6
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-85147-9Published: 21 December 2009
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-85148-6Published: 10 March 2010
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XIV, 334
Additional Information: Jointly published with Praxis Publishing Ltd., UK
Topics: Astrophysics and Astroparticles, Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics), Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory, Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory