This semester's Russell Frank Astronomy Lecture will take place 7:30PM, Thursday March 9, 2017 in the Bigelow Physics Building room 102 at UNLV.
Professor Peter Mészáros from Penn State University will present: The Highest Energy Cosmic Rays: Messengers from the Deep Universe.
The highest energy cosmic rays are single atoms with the energy of a pistol bullet, hitting the Earth from outer space at the rate of one per century per square mile. Their energy greatly exceeds the energies reached by the largest terrestrial accelerators. These particles probably arise from giant explosive events associated with black holes. We will review the growth of cosmic ray physics from its inception to the latest multi-million dollar experiments, and discuss the recent intellectual and computational efforts which have greatly increased our understanding.
This talk is intended for a general audience including enthusiasts of all backgrounds and ages.
