Published July 30, 2012 | Version v1
Journal article

Cosmic rays at the highest energies

  • 1. Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637 (United States)

Description

After a century of observations, we still do not know the origin of cosmic rays. I will review the current state of cosmic ray observations at the highest energies, and their implications for proposed acceleration models and secondary astroparticle fluxes. Possible sources have narrowed down with the confirmation of a GZK-like spectral feature. The anisotropy observed by the Pierre Auger Observatory may signal the dawn of particle astronomy raising hopes for high energy neutrino observations. However, composition related measurements point to a different interpretation. A clear resolution of this mystery calls for much larger statistics than the reach of current observatories.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/375/1/052001

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. Conference Series (Online)
Journal Volume
375
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
[8 p.]
ISSN
1742-6596

Conference

Title
12. international conference on topics in astroparticle and underground physics
Acronym
TAUP 2011
Dates
5-9 Sep 2011
Place
Munich (Germany)

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
43107643
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY; S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ANISOTROPY; ASTROPHYSICS; COSMIC NEUTRINOS; COSMIC RAY DETECTION; COSMIC RAY SOURCES; ENERGY SPECTRA; RESOLUTION; REVIEWS; STATISTICS
Descriptors DEC
COSMIC RADIATION; DETECTION; DOCUMENT TYPES; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; LEPTONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATHEMATICS; NEUTRINOS; PHYSICS; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATIONS; SPECTRA