course dates credits
Cosmic Ray Physics Apr 27 - May 14 2.5
teachers schedule term
Piero Ullio Mon-Thu, 11:30-13:00 3

Program:

  • Introduction
    - Historical notes and interplay with particle physics
    - Detection targets and detection methods
    - Environments, horizons and a multi-messenger puzzle
    - The first pillars to address the puzzle
  • Galactic cosmic ray propagation
    - Pitch angle diffusion
    - Transport equation for cosmic rays in the Galaxy
    - Sample analytic solutions addressing main trends for primary, secondary and leptonic components
    - Comparison with data and open problems
  • Acceleration of cosmic rays
    - Basics of stochastic acceleration and second order Fermi acceleration
    - Shocks and first order Fermi acceleration
    - Viable candidates for cosmic ray sources

Prerequisites:

Books:

- T. Gaisser, R. Engel & E. Resconi, ''Cosmic rays and particle physics''
- R. Schlickeiser, ''Cosmic ray astrophysics''
- V. Berezinsky et al., ''Astrophysics of cosmic rays''

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