Exploring the superwind mechanism for generating ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays using large-scale modeling of starbursts

Abstract

The Pierre Auger Collaboration has provided a compelling indication for a possible correlation between the arrival directions of ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays and nearby starburst galaxies. Herein we show how the latest large-scale modeling of starburst galaxies is compatible with the cosmic rays producing the anisotropy signal being accelerated at the terminal shock of superwinds.

arXiv commentMatching version to be published in Physical Review D; 9 pages revtex, 5 .pdf figures

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