Galactic Astrophysics
 
A critical survey of the astrophysical information derivable from investigations of the cosmic radiation detectable at the Earth; electromagnetic and nuclear interactions and their role in radiation detectors and in cosmic-ray physics; properties of the primary particle radiation; primary x- and gamma rays; theory of origin, acceleration, and propagation; radioastronomy as related to cosmic ray phenomena; the sun as a source of cosmic rays.
 
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Credit: 3 units