Astroparticle Physics

• Main Author: Grupen, Claus (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2005.
• Subjects: Physics.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.

The book describes the branch of astrophysics in which processes in the universe are investigated with experimental methods known from particle physics experiments. After a historical introduction to the basics of elementary particles, their interactions and the relevant detection techniques are des...

Table of Contents:

• Historical Introduction
• The Standard Model of Elementary Particles
• Kinematics and Cross Sections
• Physics of Particle and Radiation Detection
• Acceleration Mechanisms
• Primary Cosmic Rays
• Secondary Cosmic Rays
• Cosmology
• The Early Universe
• Big Bang Nucleosynthesis
• The Cosmic Microwave Background
• Inflation
• Dark Matter
• Astrobiology
• Outlook
• Solutions.