Journal article
Intergalactic propagation of ultrahigh energy cosmic ray nuclei: An analytic approach
- Abstract:
- It is likely that ultrahigh energy cosmic rays contain a significant component of heavy or intermediate mass nuclei. The propagation of ultrahigh energy nuclei through cosmic radiation backgrounds is more complicated than that of protons and its study has required the use of Monte Carlo techniques. We present an analytic method for calculating the spectrum and the composition at Earth of ultrahigh energy cosmic rays which start out as heavy nuclei from their extragalactic sources. The results obtained are in good agreement with those obtained using numerical methods.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1103/PhysRevD.77.103007
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+ European Union
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- Funding agency for:
- Sarkar, S
- Grant:
- 'UniverseNet' (MRTN-CT-2006-035863
+ Science and Technology Facilities Council
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- Funding agency for:
- Sarkar, S
- Grant:
- 'UniverseNet' (MRTN-CT-2006-035863
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society
- Journal:
- Physical Review D More from this journal
- Volume:
- 77
- Issue:
- 10
- Article number:
- 103007
- Publication date:
- 2008-05-19
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1550-2368
- ISSN:
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1550-7998
- Language:
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English
- Pubs id:
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pubs:180078
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uuid:0bd6efaf-44fc-40b7-870a-4f15b1dd3010
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pubs:180078
- Source identifiers:
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180078
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2012-12-19
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- Copyright holder:
- American Physical Society
- Copyright date:
- 2008
- Rights statement:
- Copyright © 2008 The American Physical Society.
- Notes:
- This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from American Physical Society at https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.77.103007
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