Where do the highest energy CR's come from? and How does the Milky Way affect their arrival directions?

A “grand magnetic design” for the Milky Way disk clearly emerges within ~1.5 kpc of the Galactic mid-plane near the Sun [1], and reveals a pitch angle of −5.5°. directed inward from the Solar tangential. This pitch angle can be expected to differ for Galactic disc locations other than ours. Above ~1...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kronberg Philipp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2013-06-01
Series:EPJ Web of Conferences
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20125206004