On active galactic nuclei as sources of ultra-high energy cosmic rays

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters

Volumn 388, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  George, M R ^a   Fabian, A C ^a   Baumgartner, W H ^b,c   Mushotzky, R F ^b   Tueller, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cosmic rays; Galaxies: active; Galaxies: nuclei

Indexed keywords

EID: 55649117205     PISSN: 17453933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-3933.2008.00499.x     Document Type: Letter

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