The end of the galactic cosmic ray spectrum
arXiv:astro-ph/0609728 · doi:10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2006.11.002
Abstract
We discuss the region of transition between galactic and extragalactic cosmic rays. The exact shapes and compositions of these two components contains information about important parameters of powerful astrophysical sources and the conditions in extragalactic space as well as for the cosmological evolution of the sources of high energy cosmic rays. Several types of experimental data, including the exact shape of the ultrahigh energy cosmic rays, their chemical composition and their anisotropy, and the fluxes of cosmogenic neutrinos have to be included in the solution of this problem.
arXiv comment8 pages, 5 figures, to appear in the Proceedings of CRIS 2006
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