Cosmic rays at the highest energies

被引:3
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作者
Olinto, Angela V. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Chicago, Dept Astron & Astrophys, Kavli Inst Cosmol Phys, Chicago, IL 60637 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
UPPER LIMIT; SPECTRUM; FLUX;
D O I
10.1088/1742-6596/375/1/052001
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
After a century of observations, we still do not know the origin of cosmic rays. Twill review the current state of cosmic ray observations at the highest energies, and their implications for proposed acceleration models and secondary astroparticle fluxes. Possible sources have narrowed down with the confirmation of a GZK-like spectral feature. The anisotropy observed by the Pierre Auger Observatory may signal the dawn of particle astronomy raising hopes for high energy neutrino observations. However, composition related measurements point to a different interpretation. A clear resolution of this mystery calls for much larger statistics than the reach of current observatories.
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