Possible structure in the cosmic ray electron spectrum measured by the ATIC-2 and ATIC-4 experiments

Astrophysics and Space Sciences Transactions

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 119-124

  Panov, A D ^a   Zatsepin, V I ^a   Sokolskaya, N V ^a   Adams Jr , J H ^b   Ahn, H S ^c   Bashindzhagyan, G L ^a   Chang, J ^d   Christl, M ^b   Guzik, T G ^e   Isbert, J ^e   Kim, K C ^c   Kouznetsov, E N ^a   Panasyuk, M I ^a   Postnikov, E B ^a   Seo, E S ^c   Watts, J ^b   Wefel, J P ^e   Wu, J ^c  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c Bldg 142   (United States)

^d CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^e LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79955074551     PISSN: 18106528     EISSN: 18106536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/astra-7-119-2011     Document Type: Article

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