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The Origin of Ultra-High-Energy Cosmic Rays

  • Hillas A
Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics (1984) 22(1) 425-444
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.aa.22.090184.002233
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Abstract

Contents: (1) Why bother with ultra-high-energy cosmic rays? (2) Observational data: Energy spectrum and composition of high-energy particles. Observed anisotropy of high-energy cosmic rays. Specific identified sources of cosmic rays. (3) Acceleration mechanisms: Problems associated with statistical acceleration. Direct acceleration. Final comments. (4) Propagation of cosmic rays: Propagation from extragalactic sources. Propagation from galactic sources. (5) Conclusions.

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Hillas, A. M. (1984). The Origin of Ultra-High-Energy Cosmic Rays. Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 22(1), 425–444. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.aa.22.090184.002233

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