Effect of the 3 K background radiation on ultrahigh energy cosmic rays

In this work we re-examine the opacity of the cosmic background radiation to the propagation of extremely high energy cosmic rays. We use the continuous energy loss approximation to provide spectral modification factors for several hypothesized cosmic ray sources. Earlier problems with this approxim...

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Autores principales: Anchordoqui, Luis Alfredo, Dova, María Teresa, Epele, Luis Nicolás, Swain, John
Formato: Articulo Preprint
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 1997
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Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/123159
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Sumario:In this work we re-examine the opacity of the cosmic background radiation to the propagation of extremely high energy cosmic rays. We use the continuous energy loss approximation to provide spectral modification factors for several hypothesized cosmic ray sources. Earlier problems with this approximation are resolved including the effects of resonances other than the ∆.