A century of cosmic rays

A century of cosmic rays

We plan a cycle of invited lectures for students of A.Alikhanyan National laboratory (AANL), the observation of the Venus transit, the detection of the Thunderstorm ground enhancements (TGEs), an introducing to facilities and data analysis methodology developed in Cosmic Ray Division (CRD) of AANL, an excursion to Aragats and others.

1. 
   Introduction to Astroparticle Physics; Cosmic Rays and Photons
   
2. 
   Cosmic Ray Physics in the energy range 10^14 … 10^18 eV
   
3. 
   Air shower simulations with the Corsika Program;
   
4. 
   Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays & Recent Results from the Pierre Auger Observatory
   
5. 
   Gamma Ray Astronomy and the Cherenkov Telescope Array
   

1. 
   Discovery of Cherenkov emission and instrumentation based on this discovery
   
2. 
   Ground-based Very High Energy Astroparticle Physics by Means of Gamma Rays: Status of the Field
   
3. 
   Ultra-fast Light sensors for Astroparticle Physics
   
4. 
   Pulsed gamma rays from the Crab pulsar,
   
5. 
   The Galactic source W51  
   

1. 
   Signals from the particle detectors and their treatment; modern trends
   
2. 
   Particle radio emission in the atmosphere; history of detection, instrumentation and opened possibilities
   
3. 
   European and American radio detecting arrays; goals, results, problems4. Status and Results from the Auger Engineering Array (AERA)
   
4. 
   AERA Hardware and Self-Trigger
   
5. 
   First Results from the KIT 3D Computer Tomography
   

Thunderclouds another source of MeV electrons, gamma rays and neutrons

When Venus passes directly between earth and the sun, we see the distant planet as a small dot gliding slowly across the face of the sun.  Historically, this rare alignment is how we measured the size of our solar system. The next transit of Venus occurs June 5 or 6, 2012, The most recent transit of Venus was a thrilling sight in 2004.  After the June 2012 transit of Venus (the last one in your lifetime), the next such alignment occurs in 2117. 

Detection of the Thunderstorm Ground Enhancements (TGEs) by Nor Amberd and Aragats particle detectors networks. Introduction to Aragats particle detectors and Multivariate data visualization and analysis software.

Particle radio emission in the atmosphere; history of detection, instrumentation and opened possibilities

First Results from the KIT  3D Computer Tomography

Highlights of the field: Pulsed gamma rays from the Crab pulsar and The Galactic source W51  

Thunderclouds another source of MeV electrons, gamma rays and neutrons

Introduction to Astroparticle Physics; Cosmic Rays and Photons

Discovery of Cherenkov emission and instrumentation based on this discovery

Signals from the particle detectors and their treatment; modern trends

Cosmic Ray Physics in the energy range 10^14 … 10^18 eV

Ground-based Very High Energy Astroparticle Physics by Means of Gamma Rays: Status of the Field

Recovering of the TGE electron and gamma ray energy spectra

Simulations of the secondary cosmic ray propagation in the thunderstorm atmospheres resulting in the Thunderstorm ground enhancements (TGEs)

Geophysical research network to operate in the Aragats Space Environmental Center

New low threshold detectors for TGE detection

The Successive CME on 13^th, 14^th and 15^th February 2011 and Forbush decrease on 18 February 2011

Highlights of the field: Status and Results from the Auger Engineering Array (AERA); AERA Hardware and Self-Trigger

Air shower simulations with the Corsika Program;

Ultra-fast Light sensors for Astroparticle Physics

Magnetometric Measurments at Mt.Aragats

Neutron bursts associated with thunderstorms

Establishing NaI detector network at Aragats

Space Environmental Viewing and Analysis Network (SEVAN) – characteristics and first operation results

Lower positive charge region (LPCR) and its influence on initiation of Thunderstorm ground enhancements (TGEs) and cloud-to-ground (CG-) and intracloud (IC-) lightning occurrences

High-lights of the field: Recent Results from the Pierre Auger Observatory; Cherenkov Telescope Arra