Inhaltsverzeichnis
Theory of Cascade Showers. - A. Introduction. - B. The elementary processes. - C. The diffusion equations for electron showers, and the limitations of the approximations. - D. Behaviour of the shower functions and elementary solutions. - E. One-dimensional electron shower theory. - F. Three-dimensional electron shower theory. - G. Application of the theory to the shower phenomena. - References. - Cosmic Rays and High-Energy Physics. - I. Discovery of multiple production. - II. Direct observations of high-energy interactions. - III. Behaviour of high-energy cosmic rays. - IV. Models of multiple production. - V. Summary of cosmic-ray information. - References. - The Spectrum and Charge Composition of the Primary Cosmic Radiation. - I. Introduction. - II. Solar influences on the spectrum. - III. Spectrum of the total radiation. - IV. The spectrum of the singly charged component. - V. The spectrum of the helium component. - VI. Nuclei heavier than helium. - VII. The spectrum of the L nuclei. - VIII. The spectrum of the S (M + H) nuclei. - IX. Intensity and spectrum of the electronic component. - X. Charge composition and spectrum of the cosmic radiation between 30 and 10000 GeV. - XI. The energy spectrum of the total radiation at energies > 1014 eV/Nuc. - XII. Detailed charge features of the radiation. - XIII. A comparison of the spectra of the different charge groups. - XIV. Astrophysical consequences of the above results in relation to the acceleration and propagation of cosmic rays. - References. - High Energy Photons and Neutrinos from Cosmic Sources. - I. Introduction. - II. Production in the interstellar gas, the galactic halo, and the intergalactic medium. - III. Discrete sources of high energy photons. - IV. Neutrino sources. - V. Conclusion. - References. - The Time Variations of the Cosmic Ray Intensity. - I. Introduction. - II. Geophysical effects of cosmic radiation. - III. Experimental evidence on the modulation mechanism. - IV. Modulation mechanisms. - References. - Nukleonen in der Atmosphäre. - A. Einleitung. - B. Die Primärkomponente der kosmischen Strahlung. - C. Kernwechselwirkungen der Nukleonen-Komponente in der Atmosphäre. - D. Protonen in der Atmosphäre. - E. Neutronen in der Atmosphäre. - Anhang 1: Kosmische Strahlung Registrierstationen. - Anhang 2: Das Erdmagnetfeld; geomagnetische Koordinaten; spezielle Wahl. - Literatur. - Cosmic Ray Produced Radioactivity on the Earth. - A. Introduction. - B. Corpuscular radiation. - C. Production of isotopes in the atmosphere. - D. Terrestrial isotopes of non-atmospheric origin. - E. Circulation of isotopes in the geosphere. - F. Some important observations on cosmic ray produced radio nuclides in the geosphere. - G. Appendix. - References. - Effects of Cosmic Rays on Meteorites. - Course of radiation in a meteorite. - History of meteorites. - Secular equilibrium. - Time variations. - Meteorite samples. - Measurement. - Cosmic-ray age. - Production rates. - Recovered artificial satellites. - References. - Sachverzeichnis (Deutch-Englisch). - Subject Index (English-German).
