Thomas K. Gaisser, Ralph Engel, Elisa ResconiCambridge University PressEdition: 2, 6/2/2016EAN 9780521016469, ISBN10: 0521016460Hardcover, 456 pages, 24.7 x 17.4 x 2.5 cmLanguage: EnglishFully updated for the second edition, this book introduces the growing and dynamic field of particle astrophysics. It provides an overview of high-energy nuclei, photons and neutrinos, including their origins, their propagation in the cosmos, their detection on Earth and their relation to each other. Coverage is expanded to include new content on high energy physics, the propagation of protons and nuclei in cosmic background radiation, neutrino astronomy, high-energy and ultra-high-energy cosmic rays, sources and acceleration mechanisms, and atmospheric muons and neutrinos. Readers are able to master the fundamentals of particle astrophysics within the context of the most recent developments in the field. This book will benefit graduate students and established researchers alike, equipping them with the knowledge and tools needed to design and interpret their own experiments and, ultimately, to address a number of questions concerning the nature and origins of cosmic particles that have arisen in recent research.Preface to the first editionPreface to the second edition1. Cosmic rays2. Cosmic ray data3. Particle physics4. Hadronic interactions and accelerator data5. Cascade equations6. Atmospheric muons and neutrinos7. Neutrino masses and oscillations8. Muons and neutrinos underground9. Cosmic rays in the Galaxy10. Extragalactic propagation of cosmic rays11. Astrophysical - rays and neutrinos12. Acceleration13. Supernovae in the Milky Way14. Astrophysical accelerators and beam dumps15. Electromagnetic cascades16. Extensive air showers17. Very high energy cosmic rays18. Neutrino astronomyA.1. Units, constants and definitionsA.2. References to flux measurementsA.3. Particle flux, density, and interaction cross sectionA.4. Fundamentals of scattering theoryA.5. Regge amplitudeA.6. Glauber model of nuclear cross sectionsA.7. Earth's atmosphereA.8. Longitudinal development of air showersA.9. Secondary positrons and electronsA.10. Liouville's theorem and cosmic ray propagationA.11. Cosmology and distances measuresA.12. The Hillas splitting algorithmReferencesIndex.
