Neutrinos And Explosive Events in the Universe

by Shapiro, Maurice M.; Stanev, Todor; Wefel, John P.

• ISBN13: 9781402037474
• ISBN10: 1402037473
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-12-30
• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Pub

Summary

This volume contains the Lectures and selected participant contributions to the 14th Course of the International School of Cosmic Rays Astrophysics, a NATO Advanced Study Institute. Well known astrophysicists and astronomers discuss different aspects of the generation of high energy signals in powerful astrophysical objects concentrating on the production of neutrinos and gamma rays from high energy particle interactions. Recent results from new experiments and observatories are presented. Topics cover a wide range including the Spitzer infrared observatory, TeV gamma ray observations, dark matter, and neutrino telescopes. The combination of basic knowledge about the production of high energy signals with information about the data analysis of ongoing observations places the book between the usual levels of a textbook and a conference proceedings. It will give the reader a good introduction to the current field of astroparticle physics, and some of the fascinating astrophysics being addressed.

Table of Contents

Dedication	v
Preface	xi
Part I Contemporary Challenges in Astrophysics and Cosmology
Outstanding Problems in Particle Astrophysics	3	(30)
Thomas K. Gaisser
Constructing the Cosmos, from Sunboats to Superclusters	33	(14)
Virginia Trimble
Recent Results from the Spitzer Space Telescope: A New View of the Infrared Universe	47	(26)
Giovanni G. Fazio
Beyond the Standard Model in Particle Physics and Cosmology: Convergence or Divergence?	73	(10)
Maxim Yu. Khlopov
B-L Genesis: Generalities and Impact on Neutrino Physics	83	(12)
M. Yoshimura
Part II Explosive Events and their Aftermath
Stellar Explosion: From Supernovae to Gamma-ray Bursts	95	(24)
Konstantin Postnov
Close by Compact Objects and Recent Supernovae in the Solar Vicinity	119	(12)
Sergei Popov
Supernova Remnants as Cosmic Accelerators	131	(12)
Vladimir Ptuskin
Radial Distribution of GRBs in Host Galaxies	143	(6)
D.I. Kosenko, S.I. Blinnikov, K.A.Postnov, O.S. Bartunov
Black Holes: Physics and Astrophysics	149	(26)
Jacob D. Bekenstein
The Efficiency of Using Accretion Power of Kerr Black Holes	175	(6)
Ioana Dutan and Peter L. Biermann
Dark Matter: Past, Present, and Future	181	(20)
Virginia Trimble
On Dynamics of Relativistic Shock Waves with Losses in Gamma-ray Burst Sources	201	(6)
E.V. Derishev, VI.V Kocharovsky, K.A. Martiyanov
The Dynamics of the Carina Spiral Arm	207	(4)
Smadar Naoz and Nir J. Shaviv
Magnetic Field Generation and Electron Acceleration Collisionless Shocks	211	(8)
Christian B. Hededal, Jacob Trier Frederiksen, Troels Haugboelle, Aake Nordlund
Part III High Energy Gamma Ray and Neutrino Astronomy
High Energy Neutrino Astronomy and Underwater Detectors	219	(24)
Emilio Migneco, Giorgio Riccobene
Recent Results from the Milagro Gamma Ray Observatory	243	(12)
J.A. Goodman, for the Milagro Collaboration
Physics Potential and First Results of the Magic Telescope	255	(14)
Ester AIM, Roger Firpo, Florian Goebel, Daniel Mazin, Satoko Mizobuchi, Raquel de los Reyes, Javier Rico, Nuria Sidro and Nadia Tonello for the MAGIC Collaboration
First Results from the H.E.S.S. Cherenkov Telescope System in Namibia	269	(6)
Martin Raue for the H.E.S.S. Collaboration
The AMANDA Neutrino Telescope	275	(12)
Andrea Silvestri for the AMANDA Collaboration
Observation of Very High Energy Gamma Rays from the Remnant of SN 1006 with HEGRA CT1	287	(6)
Vincenzo Vitale, for HEGRA CTI-Munich group
Optical Astronomy with Cherenkov Telescopes	293	(4)
E. de Oña-Wilhelmi, J. Cortina, O.C. de Jager and V. Fonseca
Status of ANITA and ANITA-lite	297	(10)
Andrea Silvestri for the ANITA Collaboration
Optical SETI with MAGIC	307	(6)
Alexandre Armada, Juan Cortina, Manel Martinez
Part IV Energetic Particles: From the Heliosphere to the Galaxy and Beyond
Elemental Composition and Propagation of Cosmic Rays at high Energies	313	(14)
Dietrich Müller
TeV-scale Gravity: Detecting Black Holes with Cosmic Ray Air Showers	327	(8)
Eun-Joo Ahn, Marco Cavaglia
Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays: Analysis of Directional Correlations with Astrophysical Sources	335	(8)
Ioana C. Maris and Peter L. Biermann
Are Clusters Indicators of the Cosmic Ray Anisotropy?	343	(6)
A.A. Mikhailov, N.N. Efremov
Using Cosmic Rays for Monitoring and Forecasting Dangerous Solar Flare Events	349	(16)
Lev I. Dorman
The Knee in the Energy Spectrum of Cosmic Rays	365	(12)
Jörg R. Hörandel
The KASCADE-Grande experiment	377	(6)
M. Brüggemann, M. Stümpert, J. van Buren, T. Antoni, W.D. Apel, F. Badea, K. Bekk, A. Bercuci, M. Bertaina, H. Blümer, H. Bozdog, I.M. Brancus, P. Buchholz, C. Büttner, A. Chiavassa, K. Daumiller, F di Pierro, P. Doll, R. Engel, J. Engler, F. Fessler, P.L. Ghia, H.J. Gils, R. Glasstetter, A. Haungs, D. Heck, J.R. Hörandel, K.-H. Kampert, H.O. Klages, Y Kolotaev, G. Maier, H.J. Mathes, H.J. Mayer, J. Milke, B. Mitrica, C. Morello, M. Müller, G. Navarra, R. Obenland, J. Oehlschläger, S. Ostapchenko, S. Over, M. Petcu, S. Plewnia, H. Rebel, A. Risse, M. Roth, H. Schieler, J. Scholz, T. Thouw, G. Toma, G.C. Trinchero, H. Ulrich, S. Valchierotti, W. Walkowiak, A. Weindl, J. Wochele, J. Zabierowski, S. Zagromski, D. Zimmermann
Calibration of the KASCADE-Grande Hadron Calorimeter at an Accelerator	383	(6)
S. Plewnia, Th. Berghöfer, H. Blümer, P Buchholz, J. Engler, J.R. Hörandel, R. Lixandru, Milke, W. Walkowiak, J. Wochele
The AMS experiment	389	(4)
A.S. Torrentó Coello
Solar Neutron Observation at Ground Level and from Space	393	(6)
M.R. Moser; L. Desorgher, E.O. Flückiger, R.S. Miller, J.M. Ryan, J.R. Macri, M.L. McConnell
Monte Carlo Simulations and Semianalytical Parameteri-Sations of the Atmospheric Muon Flux	399	(4)
Bogdan Mitrica, Iliana Brancus, Gabriel Toma, Juergen Wentz, Heinigerd Rebel, Alexandru Bercuci, Cristina Aiftimiei
Measurement of the Fluorescence Yield in Air with the AirLight Experiment	403	(6)
T. Waldenmaier, J. Blümer, H. Klages, S. Klepser
Participants	409	(14)
Index	423