Genesis and Propagation of Cosmic Rays [electronic resource] /

An Overview of Cosmic Ray Research: Composition, Acceleration and Propagation -- Propagation and Transformations of Cosmic Rays: from Sources to Earth -- Ultra Heavy Nuclei in the Cosmic Radiation -- Galactic Cosmic Ray Hydrogen and Helium -- Cosmic Rays of the Highest Energies -- Stars and Cosmic Rays I. Cool Stars -- Stars and Cosmic Rays II. Hot Stars -- On the Possible Contribution of WC Stars to Isotopic Anomalies in Cosmic Rays and Meteorites -- Gamma-Ray Views on the Galactic Cosmic-Ray Distribution -- Radio Astronomy and Cosmic Rays -- Particle Acceleration in Galactic Supernova Remnants -- Pulsars as Cosmic Ray Particle Accelerators — New Results on the Dynamics of Protons in Vacuum Fields -- Conditions for Acceleration of Super-High Energy Cosmic Rays in Active Galactic Nuclei -- Cosmic Rays and a Stable Hydrostatic Equilibrium of the Galaxy -- VHE and UHE Gamma Ray Observations by Ground Based Detectors -- Hadron and Muon Components in Photon Showers AT 1015 eV -- Monopoles, Muons, Neutrinos and Cygnus X-3 -- Magnetic Monopoles -- Cosmic Ray Bombardment of Solids in Space -- Solar Cycle Modulation of Galactic Cosmic Rays -- Particle Propagation and Acceleration in the Heliosphere -- Phoenix-1 Observations of Equatorial Zone Particle Precipitation -- Recent Improvement of Spallation Cross Section Calculations, Applicable to Cosmic Ray Physics -- Measurements of Cross Sections Relevant to ?-Ray Line Astronomy -- The Cosmic Ray Nuclei Experiment on the Spacelab-II Mission -- The Scintillating Optical Fiber Isotope Experiment -- Cygnus Experiment AT Los Alamos -- Macro: The Monopole, Astrophysics, and Cosmic Ray Observatory -- Invisible Cosmic Rays -- List of Participants -- Author Index.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Shapiro, Maurice M. editor., Wefel, John P. editor., SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	Texto biblioteca
Language:	eng
Published:	Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 1988
Subjects:	Physics., Observations, Astronomical., Astronomy, Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.,
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4025-3
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