Active Galactic Nuclei: Sources for ultra high energy cosmic rays?

Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements

Volumn 190, Issue C, 2009, Pages 61-78

  Biermann, Peter L ^a,b,c,d,e   Becker, Julia K ^f,g   Caramete, Laurenţiu ^a,h   Curuţiu, Alex ^a   Engel, Ralph ^e   Falcke, Heino ^i,j   Gergely, László Á ^k,l   Isar, P Gina ^e,h   Mariş, Ioana C ^e   Meli, Athina ^m   Kampert, Karl Heinz ⁿ   Stanev, Todor ^o   Taşcǎu, Oana ⁿ   Zier, Christian ^a,p  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR RADIOASTRONOMIE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^e KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^g TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^h Institute for Space Studies   (Romania)

ⁱ RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^j ASTRON   (Netherlands)

^k LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^l UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^m UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

^o UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^p RAMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

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EID: 65649153310     PISSN: 09205632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2009.03.069     Document Type: Article

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