High-Energy Galactic Cosmic Rays (Astro2020 Science White Paper)

Abstract

The origin of the highest energy Galactic cosmic rays is still not understood, nor is the transition to EeV extragalactic particles. Scientific progress requires enhancements of existing air-shower arrays, such as: IceCube with its surface detector IceTop, and the low-energy extensions of both the Telescope Array and the Pierre Auger Observatory.

Science White Paper for the Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey (Astro2020)

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