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Title: Galactic acceleration of ultrahigh energy cosmic rays

Conference ·
OSTI ID:6940242

Ultrahigh energy cosmic rays are likely to originate in old galaxies because of the difficulty with acceleration in special extragalactic circumstances. An extended magnetic field in the galaxy is necessary to give sufficient time dispersion from supernova events if supernova are the origin of such particles. Acceleration must be either parallel to a magnetic field such as would occur during the initial formation of a magnetic neutron star, or formed in the relativistic supernova envelope shock.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
OSTI ID:
6940242
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-84-1667; CONF-840280-4; ON: DE84012442
Resource Relation:
Conference: Recontre de Moriond meeting on electro weal interactions and unified theories, La Plaque, France, 26 Feb 1984
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English