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Change in cosmic-ray spectrum through the production of electron-positron pairs (analytical approach)

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We consider the change in primordial cosmic-ray spectrum through the production of electron-positron pairs in collisions with cosmic microwave background radiation photons. We suggest using these results to estimate the distances to cosmic-ray sources.

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    V. P. Vlasov & B. A. Trubnikov

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Original Russian Text © V.P. Vlasov, B.A. Trubnikov, 2009, published in Zhurnal Éksperimental’noĭ i Teoreticheskoĭ Fiziki, 2009, Vol. 136, No. 6, pp. 1105–1112.

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Vlasov, V.P., Trubnikov, B.A. Change in cosmic-ray spectrum through the production of electron-positron pairs (analytical approach). J. Exp. Theor. Phys. 109, 954–960 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1134/S106377610912005X

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