Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays and Clusters

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Dec 2004

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Journal of the Korean Astronomical Society, vol. 37, no. 5, pp. 421-426

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Cosmic Rays, Clusters Of Galaxies

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I briefly review the current theoretical status of the origins of ultrahigh energy cosmic rays with special emphasis on models associated with galaxy clusters. Some basic constraints on models are laid out, including those that apply both to so-called ''top-down'' and ''bottom-up'' models. The origins of these UHECRs remain an enigma; no model stands out as a clear favorite. Large scale structure formation shocks, while very attractive conceptually in this context, are unlikely to be able to accelerate particles to energies much above 1018eV. Terminal shocks in relativistic AGN jets seem to be more viable candidates physically, but suffer from their rarity in the local universe. Several other, representative, models are outlined for comparison.

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