Probes of Multimessenger Astrophysics [[electronic resource] ] : Charged cosmic rays, neutrinos, γ-rays and gravitational waves / / by Maurizio Spurio

• Autore: Spurio Maurizio
• Pubblicazione: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018
• Edizione: 2nd ed. 2018.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (XIX, 591 p. 203 illus., 177 illus. in color.)
• Disciplina: 523.01
• Soggetto topico: Astrophysics; Particle acceleration; Astrophysics and Astroparticles; Particle Acceleration and Detection, Beam Physics
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preface -- An Overview of Multimessenger Astrophysics -- Charged Cosmic Rays in our Galaxy -- Direct Cosmic Rays Detection: Protons, Nuclei, Electrons and Antimatter -- Indirect Cosmic Rays Detection: Particle Showers in the Atmosphere -- Diffusion of Cosmic Rays in the Galaxy -- Galactic Acceleration and Acceleration Mechanisms -- The Extragalactic Sources and Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays -- The Sky Seen in γ-Rays -- The TeV Sky and Multiwavelength Astrophysics -- High-Energy Neutrino Astrophysics -- Atmospheric Muons and Neutrinos -- Low-Energy Neutrino Physics and Astrophysics -- Basics on the Observations of Gravitational Waves -- Microcosm and Macrocosm -- Conclusions -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: "I have taught from and enjoyed the first edition of the book. The selection of topics is the best I've seen. Maurizio Spurio gives very clear presentations using a generous amount of observational data. " James Matthews (Louisiana State University) This is the second edition of an introduction to “multi-messenger” astrophysics. It covers the many different aspects connecting particle physics with astrophysics and cosmology and introduces high-energy astrophysics using different probes: the electromagnetic radiation, with techniques developed by traditional astronomy; charged cosmic rays, gamma-rays and neutrinos, with methods developed in high-energy laboratories; and gravitational waves, recently observed using laser interferometers. The book offers a comprehensive and systematic approach to the theoretical background and the experimental aspects of the study of the high-energy universe. The breakthrough discovery of gravitational waves motivated this new edition of the book, to offer a more global and multimessenger vision of high-energy astrophysics. This second edition is updated and enriched with substantial new materials also deriving from the results obtained at the LIGO/Virgo observatories. For the first time it is now possible to draw the connection between gravitational waves, traditional astronomical observations and other probes (in particular, gamma-rays and neutrinos). The book draws on the extensive courses of Professor Maurizio Spurio at the University of Bologna and it is aimed at graduate students and post-graduate researchers with a basic understanding of particle and nuclear physics. It will also be of interest to particle physicists working in accelerator/collider physics who are keen to understand the mechanisms of the largest accelerators in the Universe. .
• Titolo autorizzato: Probes of Multimessenger Astrophysics
• ISBN: 3-319-96854-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910303442003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library, . 0941-7834