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Investigations of the Transition Region between Galactic and Extragalactic Cosmic Rays with Arrays for Extensive Air-Shower Detection

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We discuss the results of cosmic-ray energy spectrum and mass composition studies obtained with arrays for extensive air-shower detection. An overview of ground arrays that perform such research and a brief description of methods of the primary particle characteristics recovery from experimental data are presented. A particular emphasis is given to the energy range of 1016–1018 eV, where a transition from galactic to extragalactic cosmic rays is expected. The array complex constructed in the Tunka Valley for the studies in this range is specifically considered.

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Original Russian Text © N.M. Budnev, A.L. Ivanova, N.N. Kalmykov, 2017, published in Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta, Seriya 3: Fizika, Astronomiya, 2017, No. 6, pp. 3–17.

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Budnev, N.M., Ivanova, A.L. & Kalmykov, N.N. Investigations of the Transition Region between Galactic and Extragalactic Cosmic Rays with Arrays for Extensive Air-Shower Detection. Moscow Univ. Phys. 72, 493–506 (2017). https://doi.org/10.3103/S0027134917060054

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