An Introduction to High Energy Astroparticle Physics
An Introduction to Stellar Astrophysics (P. Prada-Moroni)
* Equations of stellar structure.
* Nuclear reactions in stars.
* Helioseismology.
* Solar neutrino experiments.
* Degeneracy pressure of a Fermi gas. Stellar models. pre-main sequence, main sequence, red giants.
* Structure and evolution of white dwarfs..
* Chandrasekhar mass limit.
* The neutron drip and neutron stars.
* Pulsars.
* Supernovae.
* Distance indicators and expanding Universe.
A Primer in Cosmic-Ray (CR) phenomenology (P.S. Marrocchesi)
* Historical introduction
* CR spectra: direct and indirect measurements
* Electron measurements
* Proton measurements
* Cosmic nuclei spectra and relative abundances
* Direct CR detection: from balloons to space observatories
An Introduction to Astroparticle phenomenology (A. Marinelli)
* The non-thermal electromagnetic emission from known sources, leptonic and hadronic processes.
* The Galactic accelerators, description and high-energy observations.
* The extraGalactic accelerators, description and multi-messenger observations.
* Gamma-ray astronomy up to 100 TeV, high altitude water Cherenkov observatories.
* Neutrino astronomy, the past, the present and the future. The changes of detector design.
* Fundamental physics with low-energy neutrinos, detectors and main goals.
* Dark matter searches through neutrino and gamma-ray observations.
An Introduction to Acceleration and Progagation models of CR (G.Morlino)
* The CR energy budget
* Cosmic messengers: charged particles, gamma rays and neutrinos
Cosmic-ray propagation
* Observational evidences of CR diffusive propagation in the Galaxy
* The interstellar medium and Galactic magnetic fields
* The age of CR
* Secondary/primary CR species
* Leaky-box model of propagation
* Diffusive models of propagation
* Energy losses
* CR electrons and the positron/electron fraction
Acceleration of CR
* 2nd order Fermi acceleration
* 1st order Fermi acceleration
* Maximal acceleration energy
* Acceleration in supernova remnant and other astrophysical sources
Indirect detection of CR
* Ground detectors
* Atmospheric showers
* Extensive air shower and Ultra High Energy CRs detectors (UHECRs)
Gamma-ray detectors (R. Paoletti)
* Indirect detection: Cherenkov telescopes
* Gamma-ray astronomy, astrophysical sources of VHE gammas