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It is shown that the two bends observed in the cosmic ray energy spectrum can be well approximated by equations derived by assuming that cosmic rays can be generated and accelerated in plasma pinches.
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Vlasov, V.P., Trubnikov, B.A. & Zhdanov, S.K. Model of cosmic ray generation. J. Exp. Theor. Phys. 84, 211–220 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.558108
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