Fakultät für Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften

GETA: Astroparticlephysics part

Lecture Mon + Thu 14:15 F.13.11

Exercise Fri. 14:00 F.13.17

Wusel entry of the lecture and exercise.

Contents of Astroparticle part:

  1. General introduction to AT and connection to accelerator based and theoretical particle physics (27.11.2017)
  2. Astronomical sources of (ultra high) energetic particles (30.11.2017)
  3. Propagation from the sources to Earth (04.12.2017)
  4. Interactions in propagation (07.12.2017)
  5. Propagation of nuclei and magnetic fields (11.12.2017)
  6. Propagation fits of source features to observables
  7. Extensive Airshower - longitudinal and lateral development and effect of the primary (14.12.2017)
  8. Dark Matter - cosmological & astronomical evidence (22.01.2018, slides, script)
  9. Dark Matter - candidates (25.01.2018) & detection (29.01.2018)
  10. Neutrino astronomy (01.02.2018)

Exercises (hand in on Thursday before the discussion before 10am via email or post-box at F.11.14):

  1. Cosmic ray spectrum and cosmic accelerators (01.12.2017)
  2. Spectrum and propagation (08.12.2017)
  3. Age of cosmic rays and horizont (15.12.2017 and presence)
  4. Dark Matter and Neutrinos (02.02.2018)

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

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