Some current theoretical issues around ultra-high energy cosmic rays

Acta Physica Polonica B

Volumn 35, Issue 6-7, 2004, Pages 1845-1861

  Sigl, Günter ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT D'ASTROPHYSIQUE DE PARIS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSMIC RAYS; DATA REDUCTION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; GALAXIES; IONIZATION; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS;

ENERGY PARTICLES; ENERGY PASSING; EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWER (EAS); REDSHIFT;

ASTROPHYSICS;

EID: 3042701244     PISSN: 05874254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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