Cosmic ray physics and AUGER latest results
Cosmic ray physics and AUGER latest results
Cosmic ray physics and AUGER latest results
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
What is at stake<br />
109<br />
■<br />
Major discoveries related to CRs<br />
◆ Non-thermal astronomy!<br />
◆ Central role of CRs in Galactic ecology<br />
◆ Existence of CRs up to >10 20 eV!<br />
◆ CR astronomy is possible!<br />
(ionisation, heating, magnetic<br />
fields, astrochemistry, LiBeB<br />
nucleosynthesis, star<br />
formation…)<br />
challenge for particle<br />
acceleration!<br />
Overcome isotropization by magnetic field<br />
underst<strong>and</strong>ing<br />
of propagation<br />
CRs at source<br />
+ acceleration<br />
+ (astro)<strong>physics</strong><br />
of sources<br />
■<br />
■<br />
■<br />
Physics of powerful, HE sources<br />
Physics in “extreme conditions”<br />
Multi-scale problem + conditions<br />
very different from laboratory exp.<br />
underst<strong>and</strong>ing<br />
of acceleration<br />
astro<strong>physics</strong> of the<br />
intervening medium<br />
+ propagation <strong>physics</strong><br />
■<br />
■<br />
Access to high-energy processes<br />
Signatures of “exotic” <strong>physics</strong><br />
→ “astroparticle <strong>physics</strong>”<br />
Paris, 9 th June 2008 — IDAPPʼs two days 2008 — E. Parizot (APC / Univ. Paris 7)
Change language