Possible explanation for the tail of the cosmic ray spectrum

A re-examination of the energy cosmic ray spectrum above 1020 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 disc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Anchordoqui, Luis A., Dova, Maria Teresa, Thomas P. McCauley, Reucroft, Stephen, Swain, John
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2000
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/98577
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/98577
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:COSMIC RAYS
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Sumario:A re-examination of the energy cosmic ray spectrum above 1020 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.