Cosmic Rays from the Knee to the Highest Energies
arXiv:0904.0725 · doi:10.1016/j.ppnp.2009.05.002
Abstract
This review summarizes recent developments in the understanding of high-energy cosmic rays. It focuses on galactic and presumably extragalactic particles in the energy range from the knee (10^15 eV) up to the highest energies observed (>10^20 eV). Emphasis is put on observational results, their interpretation, and the global picture of cosmic rays that has emerged during the last decade.
Invited review, submitted to Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics
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