Celestial Messengers Cosmic Rays: The Story of a Scientific Adventure /

The book describes from a historical point of view how cosmic rays were discovered. The book describes the research in cosmic rays. The main focus is on how the knowledge was gained, describing the main experiments and the conclusions drawn. Biographical sketches of main researchers are provided. Co...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bertolotti, Mario (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edición:1st ed. 2013.
Colección:Astronomers' Universe,
Temas:
Physics-Philosophy.
Nuclear physics.
Astronomy-Observations.
Engineering.
Life sciences.
Social sciences.
Humanities.
Philosophical Foundations of Physics and Astronomy.
Nuclear and Particle Physics.
Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.
Technology and Engineering.
Life Sciences.
Humanities and Social Sciences.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prehistory - The electron, the proton and X-rays
  • Prehistory - Radioactivity
  • Cosmic rays - The antefacts
  • The discovery - Victor F. Hess and the balloon flights
  • The confirmation - Robert Millikan and the  "birth cry" of the borning atoms
  • A turning point - Things are not as they look
  • The earth magnetic field and the geomagnetic effects
  • The positive electron
  • The electromagnetic showers
  • The muon
  • The discovery of the π-meson, nuclear emulsions and the first "strange" particles
  • The extended showers
  • Nuclear stars
  • The neutrino: elusive and capricious particles able to come from very far away
  • What are the primary cosmic rays?
  • The origin of cosmic rays
  • X- and gamma rays from space.

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