The Astrophysics of Ultra-Heavy Galactic Cosmic Rays (and How we Can Detect Them)

Link, J. T.

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Ultra-heavy galactic cosmic rays (UH GCRs) are those nuclei in the cosmic rays with atomic number greater than 30. Knowledge of the relative abundances of elements in these cosmic rays allows us to probe several outstanding astrophysical questions.

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Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
Maurice M. Shapiro
Bartol Research Institute, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA
Todor Stanev
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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Link, J.T. (2001). The Astrophysics of Ultra-Heavy Galactic Cosmic Rays (and How we Can Detect Them). In: Shapiro, M.M., Stanev, T., Wefel, J.P. (eds) Astrophysical Sources of High Energy Particles and Radiation. NATO Science Series, vol 44. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0560-9_26

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