High energy cosmic rays
arXiv:0903.4716 · doi:10.1088/1742-6596/171/1/012012
Abstract
I review here some of the physics we are learning and expect to learn in the near future through the observation of cosmic rays. The study of cosmic rays involves a combination of data from accelerators, ground arrays, atmospheric fluorescence detectors and balloon and satellite experiments. I will discuss the data of the Pierre Auger Observatory, PAMELA, ATIC and FST among other experiments.
18 pages, 18 figures (iopams.sty, jpconf11.clo and jpconf.cls required to tex). Plenary talk at "Discrete `08", December 11-16 2008, Valencia, Spain
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