GETA: Astroparticlephysics part
Lecture Mon 14:00 + Thu 14:15, F.13.11
Exercise Fri. 13:45 Compass (D.11.03) or F.13.17
Wusel entry of the lecture and exercise.
Contents of Astroparticle part:
- General introduction to AT and connection to accelerator based and theoretical particle physics (15.10.2018)
- Astronomical sources of (ultra high) energetic particles (22.10.2018, 29.10.2018)
- Propagation from the sources to Earth (05.11.2018)
- Interactions in propagation (29.11.2018)
- Propagation of nuclei and magnetic fields (03.12.2018)
- Propagation fits of source features to observables
- Extensive Airshower - longitudinal and lateral development (06.12.2018), effect of the primary (10.12.2018) and detection (fluorescence&particle) with the Pierre Auger Observatory (10.12.2018)
- Dark Matter - cosmological & astronomical evidence (10.12.2018)
- Neutrinos in AT (20.12.2018)
- Neutrinobservatories (31.01.2019)
- Direct DM detection
Exercises in Compass computer lab or F.13.17:
- Cosmic ray spectrum and cosmic accelerators (19.10.2018)
- Fermi-acceleration and geomagnetic cut-off (02.11.2018)
- Electromagnetic shower and analysis of Pierre Auger Observatory (07.12.2018)
- Neutrino osscillation and dark matter scattering (11.01.2019)
Literature:
C. Grupen: Astroteilchenphysik (Vieweg)
Klapdor-Kleingrothaus & Zuber: Teilchenastrophysik (Teubner)
T. Stanev: High-Energy Cosmic Rays (Springer)
T.K. Gaisser, R Engel, E. Resconi: Cosmic Rays and Particle Physics (Cambridge Univ. Press)
D. Perkins: Particle Astrophysics (Oxford Master Series)
Geschichte: arxiv-1207.4827