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Particle Physics Seminar: Progress in the search for the origin of the highest energy cosmic rays
- Hosted by:
- UCL High Energy Physics Group
- Speaker:
-
Prof Alan Watson, Leeds
- Starts:
- October 19, 2007 at 04:00 pm
- Ends:
- October 19, 2007 at 05:00 pm
- Location:
- University College London, Department of Mathematics, Room 505, 5th floor, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT United Kingdom
- Maps:
Description
I will explain why there is interest in the highest energy cosmic rays and describe the Pierre Auger Observatory, now the premier instrument available for their study. The latest results on the energy spectrum, mass composition and arrival direction distribution will be discussed and compared with those from other groups. Some speculations about the origin of ultra high energy cosmic rays will be made.
- Registration required:
- No
- Free:
- Yes
Additional information
The entrance to the physics department is either via the main quad on Gower St., or from Gordon Place, behind the UCL union. The Department of Mathematics is above the UCL Student Union, next to the Physics Department (see map).
For more information
- Contact person:
- Nikos Konstantinidis
- Email:
- nk [ at ] hep.ucl.ac.uk
- Website:
- Particle Physics Seminar: Progress in the search for the origin of the highest energy cosmic rays
