This lecture will take place at Nikhef: https://datanose.nl/#timetable(MSc%20PH-GRAPPA|1,5,2015)


The physics and origin of charged cosmic rays are discussed. Fermi shockwave acceleration is presented as a possible explanation of the energy spectrum. Propagation of ultra high energy cosmic rays and the GZK cutoff for protons and gamma rays, predictions of fluxes for neutrinos such as the Waxman-Bahcal limit are discussed. The candidate sources for ultra high energy cosmic ray are reviewed. Evidence for dark matter in the universe is covered together with possible candidates, especially from the super symmetric extension of the Standard Model of particle physics. Implications for ultra high energy cosmic radiation are summarised. The neutrino spectrum from the sun as predicted by the solar model is presented. The measurements of this flux and the flux of atmospheric neutrinos (SuperKamiokande, Homestake, SAGE and Gallex) are reviewed in the context of neutrino oscillations. Implications of oscillations for the cosmic neutrino flux are given. Finally, a review of the present and future cosmic ray experiments, especially the high energy neutrino and TeV photon telescopes, is given.