| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Astronomers' Universe |
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Astronomers' universe.
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| Contents |
Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Contents -- 1 The Highest Energies in the Universe -- The Universe Around Us -- The Universe is Expanding -- Stars and Stellar Evolution -- The Fate of the Universe -- The Dark Universe and the Standard Cosmological Model -- Particles and Fields -- Cosmic Rays -- The Energy Spectrum of Cosmic Rays -- Atmospheric Showers -- Cosmic Ray Sources -- 2 The Mystery of Cosmic Rays -- The Discovery of Natural Radioactivity -- Is Natural Radioactivity of Extraterrestrial Origin? -- Father Wulf, a True Experimentalist |
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Pacini and the Measurements of Radioactivity Attenuation in Water -- Hess and Measurements of Radioactivity on Balloons -- Confirmations in Europe and the Tragedy of the First World War -- Research in the United States -- Cosmic Rays Are Predominantly Charged Particles -- Bruno Rossi, the East-West Effect and Cosmic Showers -- 3 The Physics of Elementary Particles -- The Discovery of Antimatter -- Recognition by the Scientific Community -- The æ Lepton and the Mesons -- The Discovery of Strangeness -- Mountain-Top Laboratories -- Hunters Become Farmers: Particle Accelerators |
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The Discovery of Charm -- The Unexpected -- What is the Maximum Energy of Cosmic Rays? -- Anomalous Events -- Hypotheses on the Origin of Cosmic Rays -- 4 The Colors of the Universe -- The Universe in Radio Waves -- Large Radio Telescopes -- Very Long Baseline Interferometry -- The Cosmic Microwave Background -- Compact Objects and Accretion Disks -- Molecules and Emission Lines -- The Square Kilometer Array -- The Infrared Universe -- The Center of the Milky Way -- The James Webb Space Telescope -- Euclid -- The Ultraviolet Universe -- The Interstellar Medium and Intergalactic Medium |
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Supernova 1987A -- Beyond the Limits of the Thermal Universe: X-Rays -- The Discovery of Cosmic X-Rays -- Binary Systems -- Supernova Remnants and Pulsars in X-Rays -- Active Galactic Nuclei -- Galaxy Clusters -- eROSITA and ATHENA -- The Gamma Rays' Violent Universe -- Space-Based Detectors -- Ground-Based Detectors -- Extensive Air Shower (EAS) Detectors -- Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes -- Supernova Remnants and Cosmic Rays -- Very-High-Energy Sources -- The Fermi Bubbles -- The Structure of Supernova Remnants and the Mechanisms of Acceleration -- More on Active Galactic Nuclei |
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Gamma-Ray Bursts -- Dark Matter -- The Cosmic Journey of Gamma Rays -- The Cherenkov Telescope Array and the Southern Wide-Field Gamma-Ray Observatory -- 5 The New Senses of the Universe: Multimessenger Astronomy -- Cosmic Rays of Ultrahigh Energies -- The Pierre Auger Observatory -- Correlation of Cosmic Nuclei with Astrophysical Sources -- Alternative Techniques and Future Detectors -- Cosmic Antimatter -- Neutrinos and the Extreme Universe -- Solar Neutrinos and the Solar Neutrino Problem -- Very-High-Energy Cosmic Neutrinos -- The Future of Neutrino Astronomy -- Gravitational Waves |
| Summary |
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 |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Cosmic rays.
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Cosmic rays.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783031385605 |
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3031385608 |
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