Ultrahigh energy cosmic rays: The state of the art before the Auger observatory

被引：97

作者：

Anchordoqui, L ^{[1
]}

Paul, T ^{[1
]}

Reucroft, S ^{[1
]}

Swain, J ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Northeastern Univ, Dept Phys, Boston, MA 02115 USA

来源：

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MODERN PHYSICS A | 2003年 / 18卷 / 13期

基金：

美国国家科学基金会;

关键词：

extensive air showers; cosmic ray origins; cosmic ray propagation;

D O I：

10.1142/S0217751X03013879

中图分类号：

O57 [原子核物理学、高能物理学];

学科分类号：

070202 ;

摘要：

In this review we discuss the important progress made in recent years towards understanding the experimental data on cosmic rays with energies greater than or similar to 10(19) eV. We begin with a brief survey of the available data, including a description of the energy spectrum, mass composition, and arrival directions. At this point we also give a short overview of experimental techniques. After that, we introduce the fundamentals of acceleration and propagation in order to discuss the conjectured nearby cosmic ray sources. We then turn to theoretical notions of physics beyond the Standard Model where we consider both exotic primaries and exotic physical laws. Particular attention is given to the role that TeV-scale gravity could play in addressing the origin of the highest energy cosmic rays. In the final part of the review we discuss the potential of future cosmic ray experiments for the discovery of tiny black holes that should be produced in the earth's atmosphere if TeV-scale gravity is realized in Nature.

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页码：2229 / 2366

页数：138

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