Cosmic ray models

M Kachelriess, DV Semikoz - Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics, 2019 - Elsevier
We review progress in high-energy cosmic ray physics focusing on recent experimental
results and models developed for their interpretation. Emphasis is put on the propagation of …

Cosmogenic neutrinos challenge the cosmic-ray proton dip model

J Heinze, D Boncioli, M Bustamante… - The Astrophysical …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
The origin and composition of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) remain a mystery.
The proton dip model describes their spectral shape in the energy range above 10 9 GeV by …

Progress towards characterizing ultrahigh energy cosmic ray sources

MS Muzio, M Unger, GR Farrar - Physical Review D, 2019 - APS
We use a multimessenger approach to constrain realistic mixed composition models of
ultrahigh energy cosmic ray sources using the latest cosmic ray, neutrino, and gamma-ray …

Study of muons from ultrahigh energy cosmic ray air showers measured with the Telescope Array experiment

RU Abbasi, M Abe, T Abu-Zayyad, M Allen, R Azuma… - Physical Review D, 2018 - APS
One of the uncertainties in the interpretation of ultrahigh energy cosmic ray data comes from
the hadronic interaction models used for air shower Monte Carlo (MC) simulations. The …

Ultrahigh energy cosmic rays from shocks in the lobes of powerful radio galaxies

JH Matthews, AR Bell, KM Blundell… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
The origin of ultrahigh energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) has been an open question for
decades. Here, we use a combination of hydrodynamic simulations and general physical …

Effects of uncertainties in simulations of extragalactic UHECR propagation, using CRPropa and SimProp

RA Batista, D Boncioli, A di Matteo… - Journal of Cosmology …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
The results of simulations of extragalactic propagation of ultra-high energy cosmic rays
(UHECRs) have intrinsic uncertainties due to poorly known physical quantities and …

Acceleration of ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays in starburst superwinds

LA Anchordoqui - Physical Review D, 2018 - APS
The sources of ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) have been stubbornly elusive.
However, the latest report of the Pierre Auger Observatory provides a compelling indication …

The energy spectrum of cosmic rays above 1017.2 eV measured by the fluorescence detectors of the Telescope Array experiment in seven years

RU Abbasi, M Abe, T Abu-Zayyad, M Allen, R Azuma… - Astroparticle …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The Telescope Array (TA) experiment is the largest detector to observe ultra-high-
energy cosmic rays in the northern hemisphere. The fluorescence detectors at two stations …

AugerPrime: the Pierre Auger observatory upgrade

A Castellina - EPJ Web of Conferences, 2019 - epj-conferences.org
The world largest exposure to ultra-high energy cosmic rays accumulated by the Pierre
Auger Observatory led to major advances in our understanding of their properties, but the …

Particle acceleration in the superwinds of starburst galaxies

GE Romero, AL Müller, M Roth - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2018 - aanda.org
Context. Starbursts are galaxies undergoing massive episodes of star formation. The
combined effect of stellar winds from hot stars and supernova explosions creates a high …