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Ultra-High Energy Hadron and Neutrino Astrophysics covers ultrahigh energy neutrino and hadron astronomy in the search for sources of the highest energy cosmic rays. The book begins with a comprehensive review of the evolution of astronomy, the present status of our knowledge on cosmic radiation, and the interactions that are relevant for the propagation and detection of the cosmic radiation in space, in the atmosphere, and in the Earth’s crust. The phenomenon of extensive air showers as a tool of hadron astronomy, spectral and compositional aspects of the high energy primary radiation, and the status of the anisotropy are treated comprehensively.

This is followed by chapters on the interpretation of cosmic ray phenomena at high energies, and on the propagation of the cosmic radiation through galactic and extragalactic space. Subsequent chapters focus on the properties of muons and neutrinos, on the atmospheric neutrino background, and on astrophysical (cosmogenic) neutrinos. The basic detection principles are discussed and the different giant detector systems presented, including environmental aspects and background problems. The major experiments, in particular the successful IceCube experiment at Antarctica, are described and their results and interpretations discussed.

• Provides an historic review of the field, summarizing the evolution of all branches of astronomy
• Provides a broad introduction to ultra-high-energy cosmic rays and high-energy astrophysical neutrinos
• Covers the prerequisites for students in UHE neutrino, hadron astronomy, and astrophysics
• Includes numerous figures and graphs to support the text
• Features a list of over 1500 references and an extensive subject index

Tartalomjegyzék:

1. Motivation and Introduction
2. The Evolution of Astronomy: from Visual to Neutrino Astronomy
3. The Cosmic Radiation
4. Interactions Relevant for Cosmic Ray Propagation
5. Extensive Air Showers
6. Anisotropy and Time Variation of the Cosmic Radiation
7. Anisotropies at UH Energies, Point Sources and GZK Cutoff: Hadron Astronomy
8. Interpretation of Cosmic Ray Data and Phenomena
9. Propagation of Energetic Cosmic Rays in Space
10. Sources of Ultrahigh Energy Cosmic Rays
11. Muons and their Properties
12. Neutrinos and their Properties
13. Neutrino Production in Astrophysical Objects
14. Neutrino Detection Methods and Telescope Types
15. Ground, Balloon and Satellite Based Neutrino Telescopes
16. Deep-Water/Ice Optical Cherenkov Neutrino Telescopes
17. Radio Cherenkov Neutrino Telescopes
18. Acoustic Detection of High Energy Neutrinos in Liquids and Solids
19. Next Generation Telescopes
20. Neutrino Astronomy Results
21. Interpretation of Data and Conclusions

Appendixes
A. The Atmosphere
B. Galactic and Extragalactic Data Relevant for Cosmic Rays
C. Heliospheric Data and Relations
D. Miscellaneous Data: Figures
E. Mathematical Methods, Relations and Formulas
F. Complementary Relations, Data and Tables
G. List of Symbols
H. Abbreviations and Acronyms