Source position reconstruction and constraints on the galactic magnetic field from ultra-high energy cosmic rays

Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 269-277

  Golup, Geraldina ^a   Harari, Diego ^a   Mollerach, Silvia ^a   Roulet, Esteban ^a  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

High energy cosmic rays

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR RESOLUTION; COSMIC RAY SOURCES; GALACTIC MAGNETIC FIELDS; HIGH-ENERGY COSMIC RAYS; LINE OF SIGHT; ORTHOGONAL COMPONENTS; SOURCE POSITION; ULTRA HIGH-ENERGY COSMIC RAYS; ULTRA-HIGH ENERGIES;

COSMIC RAY DETECTORS; COSMOLOGY; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; MAGNETIC FIELDS;

COSMIC RAYS;

EID: 71849101211     PISSN: 09276505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2009.09.003     Document Type: Article

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