Cosmic Ray Astronomy

Details Cosmic Ray Astronomy Cosmic Ray Astronomy

2008-02-09

arxiv.org/abs/0802.1267v1

New J.Phys.11:055004,2009

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

27 pages, 3 figures, review to appear in New Journal of Physics [Focus Issue]

Scientific paper

10.1088/1367-2630/11/5/055004

Cosmic ray astronomy attempts to identify and study the sources of ultrahigh energy cosmic rays. It is unique in its reliance on charged particles as the information carriers. While no discrete source of ultrahigh energy cosmic rays has been identified so far, a new generation of detectors is acquiring the huge exposure that is needed at the highest energies, where deflection by magnetic fields is minimized and the background from distant sources is eliminated by pion photoproduction. In this paper, we summarize the status of cosmic ray astronomy, describing the detectors and the analysis techniques.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

Cosmic Ray Astronomy does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Cosmic Ray Astronomy, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Cosmic Ray Astronomy will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-402819