By Mario Bertolotti
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205 205 207 210 217 221 223 224 225 eleven The Neutrino or, extra accurately, the Neutrinos: Elusive and bizarre debris, in a position to Arrive from Very far-off . . . . . . . . . . . . . eleven. 1 advent .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . eleven. 2 The Neutrino Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . eleven. three The sun Neutrinos .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . eleven. four Atmospheric Neutrinos and Their Detection.. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . eleven. five the answer of the sun Neutrinos secret .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . eleven. 6 again to sunlight Neutrinos .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . eleven. 7 The Neutrinos’ Oscillation and Its Implications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . eleven. eight Neutrinos from Stars: The start of Neutrino Astronomy . . . . . . . . . . References .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 229 230 233 241 242 246 247 248 250 12 that are the first Cosmic Rays? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12. 1 creation .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12. 2 a quick Digression on area Researches . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12. three The sun Wind, The Magnetic box, and The Heliosphere . . . . . . . 12. four extra on Forbush Decreases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12. five The Van Allen Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12. 6 The examine at the Nature of fundamental Cosmic Rays . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12. 7 The strength Spectrum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12. eight Gamma Rays seemed and the Gamma-Astronomy was once Born .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12. nine current imaginative and prescient of Cosmic Radiation .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . References .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 253 254 255 260 263 266 274 279 282 284 xiv Contents thirteen The starting place of Cosmic Rays .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . thirteen. 1 creation .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . thirteen. 2 a quick precis of a few of the 1st Hypotheses at the beginning of Cosmic Rays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . thirteen. three The Fermi thought . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . thirteen. four Supernovae are Resumed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . thirteen. five the place Do Cosmic Rays Come From? . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . thirteen. 6 the speculation of the beginning from Supernovae Explosions .. . . . . . . . . . . thirteen. 7 X and Gamma Rays from area support become aware of the starting place of Cosmic Rays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . thirteen. eight What approximately Ultra-Energetic Rays? . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . References .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 291 292 295 298 299 303 307 309 313 writer Index.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319 topic Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325 Chapter 1 Cosmic Rays: Prologue 1. 1 the start: A Charged physique Loses Spontaneously Its cost An it sounds as if insignificant truth initiated our tale within the eighteenth century.