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The Science and Culture Series — Astrophysics

ASTROPHYSICS AT ULTRA-HIGH ENERGIES
Proceedings of the 15th Course of the International School of Cosmic Ray Astrophysics
Erice, Italy 20 - 27 June 2006

edited by John P Wefel (Louisiana State University, USA), Todor Stanev (University of Delaware, USA) & Maurice M Shapiro (University of Maryland, USA)

Table of Contents (93k)
Preface (90k)
Chapter 1: Gamma-Ray Burst: Discoveries With Swift (352k)

This book introduces young researchers to the exciting field of ultra-high energy astrophysics including charged particles, gamma rays and neutrinos. At ultra-high energy the radiation is produced by interactions of cosmic ray particles accelerated in explosive events such as supernovae or hypernovae, black holes or, possibly, the big bang. Through direct contact with senior scientists, now actively planning the next generation of experiments/models, the excitement and motivation for research at ultra-high energy was conveyed. The underpinning of these fields is a synthesis of knowledge and techniques from nuclear and particle physics, astronomy and cosmology. Informing the participants of this background, how it was derived, and the new challenges for the future are the major goal. Further, the course has helped to foster new astrophysical research and promoted contacts, which have resulted in new collaborations.


Contents:

  • Powerful Astrophysical Sources:
  • Gamma Ray Bursts: Discoveries with Swift (A Wells)
  • Gamma Ray Burst Phenomenology in the Swift Era (P Mészáros)
  • The Nature of Dark Matter (P L Biermann & F Munyaneza)
  • Cosmic Rays:
  • Particle Acceleration and Propagation in the Galaxy (V S Ptuskin)
  • GRB as Sources of Ultra-High Energy Particles (P Mészáros)
  • The KASCADE-Grande Experiment (F Cossavela et al.)
  • Gamma Ray and Neutrino Astronomy:
  • Study of Galactic Gamma Ray Sources with Milagro (J Goodman)
  • The GLAST Mission and Observability of Supernovae Remnants (O Tibolla)
  • First Results from AMANDA using TWR System (A Silvestri)
  • and other papers


Readership: Academics in astrophysics, high energy, cosmology and earth science.

236pp Pub. date: Nov 2007
ISBN 978-981-279-014-9
981-279-014-4
US$98 / £53


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