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Physics and Astrophysics of Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays

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Editors:
  1. Martin Lemoine

    1. Institut de Astrophysique de Paris, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, France

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  2. Günter Sigl

    1. Institut de Astrophysique de Paris, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, France

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Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Physics (LNP, volume 576)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VIII
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  2. Introduction to Cosmic Rays

    • Peter L. Biermann, Günter Sigl
    Pages 1-26

  3. Phenomenology of Ultra-High-Energy Atmospheric Showers

    • Pierre Billoir
    Pages 27-44

  4. The Air Fluorescence Method for Measuring Extremely-High-Energy Cosmic Rays

    • Shigeru Yoshida
    Pages 45-57

  5. Fermi Acceleration of Astroparticles

    • Guy Pelletier
    Pages 58-89

  6. Rotation Powered Pulsars as Sources of High-Energy Particles

    • Bronisław Rudak
    Pages 90-121

  7. High-Energy Particles from γ-Ray Bursts

    • Eli Waxman
    Pages 122-154

  8. Cosmic Magnetic Fields from the Perspective of Ultra-High-Energy Cosmic Rays Propagation

    • Gustavo Medina Tanco
    Pages 155-180

  9. A Possible Nearby Origin for the Highest-Energy Events Observed

    • Peter L. Biermann, Eun-Joo Ahn, Philipp P. Kronberg, Gustavo Medina-Tanco, Todor Stanev
    Pages 181-195

  10. Propagation of Ultra-High-Energy Radiation

    • Günter Sigl
    Pages 196-254

  11. Neutrino Cascades: The Byproducts of Propagation of Ultra-High-Energy Neutrinos

    • Shigeru Yoshida
    Pages 255-274

  12. Extreme-Energy Cosmic Rays: Hints to New Physics Beyond the Standard Model?

    • Pijushpani Bhattacharjee, Günter Sigl
    Pages 275-299

  13. Summary of the School: A Critical View on the Origin of the Ultra-High-Energy Cosmic Rays

    • Murat Boratav, Antoine Letessier-Selvon
    Pages 300-317

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 319-327
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About this book

The International School on Physics and Astrophysics of Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECR2000) was held at the Observatoire de Paris–Meudon on June 26-29, 2000. This was the ?rst international school speci?cally dedicated to ultra high energy cosmic rays. Its aim was to familiarize with and attract students, physicists and astronomers into this quickly developing newresearch ?eld. The mysterious and currently unknown origin of the most energetic par- cles observed in Nature has triggered in recent years theoretical speculations ranging from electromagnetic acceleration to as yet undiscovered physics - yond the Standard Model. It has also lead to the development of several new detection concepts and experimental projects, some of which are currently - der construction. By its nature, the ?eld of ultra high energy cosmic rays is therefore highly interdisciplinary and borrows from astrophysics and cosmology, via particle physics, to experimental physics and observational astronomy. One main aspect of the school was to emphasize and take advantage of this interd- ciplinarity. The lectures were grouped into subtopics and are reproduced in this volume in the following order: After a general introductory lecture on cosmic rays follow two contributions on experimental detection techniques, followed by three lectures on acceleration in astrophysical objects. The next four contri- tions cover all major aspects of propagation and interactions of ultra high energy radiation, including speculative issues such as newinteractions.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institut de Astrophysique de Paris, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, France

    Martin Lemoine, Günter Sigl

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Physics and Astrophysics of Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays

  • Editors: Martin Lemoine, Günter Sigl

  • Series Title: Lecture Notes in Physics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45615-5

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2001

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-42899-2Published: 14 December 2001

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-07684-8Published: 22 October 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-45615-5Published: 11 January 2008

  • Series ISSN: 0075-8450

  • Series E-ISSN: 1616-6361

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 328

  • Topics: Astrophysics and Astroparticles, Particle and Nuclear Physics, Quantum Field Theories, String Theory

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