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High Energy Astrophysics

This class was created by Brainscape user Kyra Morris. Visit their profile to learn more about the creator.

By: Kyra Morris
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Decks in this class (11)

1: BACKGROUND MATERIAL
What approximations can we make f...,
What is a unified mass unit,
Define rigidity
5  cards
2: THE HIGH ENERGY SKY
How can x rays be focused what el...,
Why can t gamma rays use x ray de...,
What gamma ray detectors are used...
10  cards
3: RADIATION PROCESSES
What is cyclotron radiation,
What does the synchrotron emissio...,
What does the cyclotron emission ...
28  cards
4: SUPERNOVAE
How are sn classified,
What is different between type i ...,
Define type ia ib and ic
16  cards
5: NEUTRON STARS AND PULSARS
Define neutron star,
Define pulsars,
What can you determine from a neu...
7  cards
6: X-RAY BINARIES
How many stars are in binaries,
A small fraction of binaries have...,
Why are the compact objects in a ...
45  cards
7: ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI (AGN) AND 8: GALAXY CLUSTERS
What is an active galaxy,
What is an active galactic nucleu...,
What is the agn region characteri...
53  cards
9: COSMIC RAYS
How were cosmic rays discovered 3,
What were cosmic rays initially b...,
What is the latitude effect and w...
29  cards
10: COSMIC RAY ELECTRONS AND PROTONS
Why are direct observations of cr...,
Between 10 gev and 10 3 gev direc...,
Why do we see synchrotron radiati...
46  cards
11: COSMIC RAY HEAVIES
Define spallation,
When are energy losses important ...,
What causes diffusion
9  cards
12: COSMIC RAY ORIGINS
What do sn explosions and their r...,
What other evidence supports the ...,
Other than highest energy crs whi...
3  cards

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