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Astroparticle Physics : Proceedings of the First NCTS Workshop, Kenting, Taiwan, 6-8 December, 2001.
Title:
Astroparticle Physics : Proceedings of the First NCTS Workshop, Kenting, Taiwan, 6-8 December, 2001.
Author:
Athar, Husain.
ISBN:
9789812776860
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (194 pages)
Contents:
CONTENTS -- Preface -- Lectures -- The Highest Energy Cosmic Rays Gamma-Rays and Neutrinos: Facts Fancy and Resolution -- 1 The New Astronomy -- 2 The Highest Energy Cosmic Rays: Facts -- 3 The Highest Energy Cosmic Rays: Fancy -- 4 A Three Prong Assault on the Cosmic Ray Puzzle -- References -- Big Bang Nucleosynthesis Implications of Recent CMB Data and Supersymmetric Dark Matter -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Big Bang Nucleosynthesis -- 3 The CMB - BBN connection -- 4 Constraints from BBN -- 5 Something's Missing -- 6 Supersymmetric Dark Matter -- References -- Invited Talks -- Research Program of the TEXONO Collaboration: Status and Highlights -- 1 Introduction and History -- 2 Kuo-Sheng Neutrino Laboratory -- 3 R&D Program -- 4 Outlook -- 5 Acknowledgments -- References -- New Results from AMS Cosmic Ray Measurements -- 1 Introduction -- 2 AMS physics results -- 3 Atmospheric albedo particles -- 4 Influence of albedo particles -- References -- Measurement of Attenuation Length in Rock Salt and Limestone in Radio Wave for Ultra-High Energy Neutrino Detector -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Consideration on the medium for Cherenkov effect -- 3 Measurement of microwave attenuation length by the free space measurement method -- 4 Measurement of microwave attenuation length by the cavity perturbation method -- 5 Discussion -- 6 Conclusion -- 7 Acknowledgements -- References -- Expected Performance of a Neutrino Telescope for Seeing AGN/GC Behind a Mountain -- 1 Neutrino Astronomy -- 2 A Genuine Neutrino Telescope -- 3 Potential Site -- 4 Neutrino conversion efficiency -- 5 Acceptance of flux limit -- 6 Sky coverage -- 7 Discussion -- 8 Summary -- References -- Galactic High-Energy Cosmic-Ray Tau Neutrino Flux -- 1 Introduction -- 2 High-energy cosmic-ray tau neutrino flux -- 3 Prospects for observations -- 4 Results and discussion -- References.

On Non Hadronic Origin of High Energy Neutrinos -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Purely electromagnetic interactions -- 3 Conclusions -- References -- Questions in Cosmology and Particle Astrophysics -- 1 The Background: The Homogeneous and Isotropic Universe -- 2 CosPA-3: Theoretical Studies on Cosmology and Particle Astrophysics -- 3 Phase Transitions in the Early Universe -- References -- Noncommutative Early Universe -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Power Spectrum -- 3 SSUR and Spectrum -- References -- Cosmological Constant Quintessence and Mini-Universes -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Cosmological Constant and Mini-Universe -- 3 Quintessence and Mini-Universe -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Stability of the Anisotropic Brane Cosmology -- Dark Energy Primordial Magnetic Fields and Time-Varying Fine-Structure Constant -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Primordial Magnetic Fields -- 3 Time-varying Fine Structure Constant -- 4 Q-photon Coupling in Expanding Universe -- 5 Generation of PMF -- 6 Variation of Fine Structure Constant -- 7 Conclusions -- References -- List of Participants.
Abstract:
This volume contains detailed articles by theorists and experimentalists in the newly developing field of astroparticle physics. A large variety of topics are covered. These include the role of neutrinos in astroparticle physics, big bang nucleosynthesis, string theory and cosmology. Contents: The Highest Energy Cosmic Rays, Gamma-Rays and Neutrinos: Facts, Fancy and Resolution (F Halzen); Big Bang Nucleosynthesis, Implications of Recent CMB Data and Supersymmetric Dark Matter (K Olive); Research Program of the TEXENO Collaboration: Status and Highlights (H T-K Wong & J Li); New Results from AMS Cosmic Ray Measurements (M A Huang); Measurement of Attenuation Length in Rock Salt and Limestone in Radio Wave for Ultra-High Energy Neutrino Detector (M Chiba et al.); Expected Performance of a Neutrino Telescope for Seeing AGN/GC Behind a Mountain (G W S Hou & M A Huang); Galactic High-Energy Cosmic-Ray Tau Neutrino Flux (K Cheung et al.); On Non Hadronic Origin of High Energy Neutrinos (H Athar & G-L Lin); Questions in Cosmology and Particle Astrophysics (W-Y P Hwang); Noncommutative Early Universe (P-M Ho); Cosmological Constant, Quintessence and Mini-Universes (X-G He); Stability of the Anisotropic Brane Cosmology (W F Kao); Dark Energy, Primordial Magnetic Fields, and Time-Varying Fine-Structure Constant (K-W Ng). Readership: Graduate students and researchers in astrophysics and high energy physics.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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