Published June 2001
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Journal article
Cosmic accelerators and terrestrial detectors
Creators
- 1. Pontificia Univ. Catolica do Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil). Dept. de Fisica
- 2. Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Fisicas (CBPF), Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil)
Description
We review the status of ultrahigh energy cosmic rays studies, discussing the mechanisms for their production and propagation through space. We look into the strategy to measure those events and describe a new observatory, which is in construction, to observe those particles, the Pierre Auger Observatory. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Brazilian Journal of Physics
- Journal Volume
- 31
- Journal Issue
- 2
- Journal Page Range
- p. 247-254
- ISSN
- 0103-9733
- CODEN
- BJPHE6
Conference
- Title
- 21. Brazilian national meeting on particles and fields
- Dates
- 23-27 Oct 2000
- Place
- Sao Lourenco, MG (Brazil)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Brazil
- Country of Input or Organization
- Brazil
- INIS RN
- 34020933
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- ACCELERATION; COSMIC RADIATION; COSMIC RAY DETECTION; COSMIC RAY PROPAGATION; ENERGY SPECTRA; PARTICLE PRODUCTION
- Descriptors DEC
- DETECTION; IONIZING RADIATIONS; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATIONS; SPECTRA
Optional Information
- Notes
- 56 refs., 8 graphs