Introduction To Ultrahigh Energy Cosmic Ray Physics (Frontiers in Physics)
Edition: Rev Ed edition
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: January 9, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780813342122
Subjects: Particle & high-energy physics; Science; Cosmic Rays; Nuclear Astrophysics; Science/Mathematics; General; Nuclear Physics; Physics; Particles (Nuclear physics); Science / Nuclear Physics; Science : Physics; Technology : General; Astrophysics & Space Science
First sentence: This book considers questions relating to cosmic rays at the highest observable energies, i.e., energies > .1 EeV (10 eV).
Description: "Cosmic ray physics has recently attracted a great deal of attention from the high energy physics community because of the discovery of new sources and the advent of new techniques. The result of a series of lectures prepared for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers, this book is a general introduction to experimental techniques and results in the field of ultrahigh energy cosmic rays. It succinctly summarizes the rapidly developing field, and provides modern results that include data from newer detectors. Combining experiment and theory, the text explores the results of a single, easy-to-understand experiment to tie together various issues involved in the physics of ultrahigh energy cosmic rays."--BOOK JACKET.