Opacity of the microwave background radiation to ultrahigh energy cosmic rays

In this work we re-examine the influence of the microwave background radiation on the propagation of extremely high energy cosmic rays. We present a recalculation of the rate of fractional energy loss in the continuous energy loss approximation including the effects of resonances other than the Δ. W...

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Autores: Anchordoqui, Luis Alfredo, Dova, María Teresa, Epele, Luis Nicolás, Swain, John D.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1997
País:Argentina
Institución:Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Repositorio:SEDICI (UNLP)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/79534
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/79534
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ciencias Exactas
Física
Radiación cósmica
Efectos de la Radiación
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Sumario:In this work we re-examine the influence of the microwave background radiation on the propagation of extremely high energy cosmic rays. We present a recalculation of the rate of fractional energy loss in the continuous energy loss approximation including the effects of resonances other than the Δ. We also discuss the distortion of the cosmic ray spectrum due to interactions with the relic photons.