Unmasking the tail of the cosmic ray spectrum
A re-examination of the energy cosmic ray spectrum above 10<sup>20</sup> eV is presented. The overall data-base provides evidence, albeit still statistically limited, that non-nucleon primaries could be present at the end of the spectrum. In particular, the possible appearance of superhe...
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| Autores principales: | , , , , |
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| Formato: | Articulo Preprint |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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2000
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| Acceso en línea: | http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/81388 http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9912081v2 |
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| Sumario: | A re-examination of the energy cosmic ray spectrum above 10<sup>20</sup> eV is presented. The overall data-base provides evidence, albeit still statistically limited, that non-nucleon primaries could be present at the end of the spectrum. In particular, the possible appearance of superheavy nuclei (seldom discussed in the literature) is analysed in detail. |
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