Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2000-01-29
Int.J.Mod.Phys. A15 (2000) 2181-2224
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
43 pages, 12 figures, submitted to International Journal of Modern Physics A
Scientific paper
10.1142/S0217751X00000902
Over the last third of the century, a few tens of events, detected by ground-based cosmic ray detectors, have opened a new window in the field of high-energy astrophysics. These events have macroscopic energies, unobserved sources, an unknown chemical composition and a production and transport mechanism yet to be explained. With a flux as low as one particle per century per square kilometer, only dedicated detectors with huge apertures can bring in the high-quality and statistically significant data needed to answer those questions. In this article, we review the present status of the field both from an experimental and theoretical point of view. Special attention is given to the next generation of detectors devoted to the thorough exploration of the highest energy ranges
Bertou Xavier
Boratav Murat
Letessier-Selvon Antoine
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