Ultra-high-energy neutrino scattering onto relic light neutrinos in the galactic halo as a possible source of the highest energy extragalactic cosmic rays

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 517, Issue 2 PART 1, 1999, Pages 725-733

  Fargion, D ^a,b,c   Mele, B ^a,b   Salis, A ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b INFN SEZIONE DI ROMA   (Italy)

^c TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cosmic rays; Elementary particles; Galaxies: individual (MCG 8 11 11); Galaxy: halo; Scattering

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033146805     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/307203     Document Type: Article

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