Photodisintegration of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays: A new determination

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 512, Issue 2 PART 1, 1999, Pages 521-526

  Stecker, F W ^a   Salamon, M H ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cosmic microwave background; Cosmic rays; Diffuse radiation; Intergalactic medium

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033585794     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/306816     Document Type: Article

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