The Origin of the Knee in the Cosmic-Ray Energy Spectrum
| dc.creator | Erlykin, A. D. | |
| dc.creator | Wolfendale, A. W. | |
| dc.date | 2001-03-28 | |
| dc.date | 2001-05-20 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T01:58:04Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T01:58:04Z | |
| dc.description | A sudden steepening of the cosmic-ray energy spectrum (the knee) is observed at an energy of about 3 PeV (1 PeV = 10$^{15}$eV). The recent results on extensive air showers allow us to conclude that: a) the knee has an astrophysical origin; b) the 'sharpness' and the fine structure of the knee rule out 'Galactic Modulation' as the origin of the knee; c) most likely the knee is the result of the explosion of a single, recent, nearby supernova. | |
| dc.description | 4/ pages, 3 figures, submitted to Proceedings of Rencontres de Moriond, 'Very High Energy Phenomena in the Universe', Les Arcs 1800, January 20-27, 2001 | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0103477 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0103477 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/2630 | |
| dc.subject | Astrophysics | |
| dc.title | The Origin of the Knee in the Cosmic-Ray Energy Spectrum | |
| dc.type | text |