Probes of Multimessenger Astrophysics Charged cosmic rays, neutrinos, γ-rays and gravitational waves /

• Main Author: Spurio, Maurizio (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2018.
• Series: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library,
• Subjects: Astrophysics.; Particle acceleration.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Particle Acceleration and Detection, Beam Physics.

"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 in...

Table of Contents:

• 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.