HAWC observations strongly favor pulsar interpretations of the cosmic-ray positron excess

Hooper, Dan; Cholis, Ilias; Linden, Tim; Fang, Ke

doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.96.103013

Title: HAWC observations strongly favor pulsar interpretations of the cosmic-ray positron excess

Journal Article · Fri Nov 17 00:00:00 EST 2017 · Physical Review. D.

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.96.103013· OSTI ID:1409237

Hooper, Dan; Cholis, Ilias; Linden, Tim; Fang, Ke

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