Cosmic ray electrons and positrons from discrete stochastic sources

Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 2011, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Mertsch, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cosmic ray theory; supernova remnants

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952577015     PISSN: 14757516     EISSN: 14757516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1475-7516/2011/02/031     Document Type: Article

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