Super-GZK photons from photon-axion mixing

Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Volumn , Issue 5, 2003, Pages 57-72

  Csáki, Csaba ^a   Kaloper, Nemanja ^b   Peloso, Marco ^c   Terning, John ^d  

^a Newman Laboratory for Elementary Particle Physics   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Axions; Cosmic rays; High energy photons

Indexed keywords

EID: 23244442907     PISSN: 14757516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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