The AGASA and sugar anisotropies and TeV gamma rays from the Galactic center: A possible signature of extremely high energy neutrons

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 622, Issue 2 I, 2005, Pages 892-909

  Crocker, Roland M ^a,b   Fatuzzo, Marco ^c   Jokipii, J R ^d   Melia, Fulvio ^e   Volkas, Raymond R ^b  

^a HARVARD SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^e University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceleration of particles; Cosmic rays; Galaxy: center; Radiation mechanisms: nonthermal; Supernova remnants

Indexed keywords

EID: 19944400780     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/427972     Document Type: Article

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