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The Acceleration of Galactic Cosmic Rays

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

W. I. Axford
W. I. Axford*
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Max-Planck-Institut für Aeronomie, D-3411 Katlenburg-Lindau 3, Germany

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Although it is clear that cosmic rays are of considerable astrophysical significance we know surprisingly little about their origin(s), their mode(s) of propagation and escape from the galaxy, and even of their general properties. Practically nothing is known of the composition and energy spectra of different species at energies below about 200 MeV/nucleon as a consequence of solar modulation, which has a significant effect on the observed spectra at energies up to about 10 GeV/ nucleon. The energy spectra of ions (especially protons) appear to be well approximated by a power law (differential spectral index γ ~ 2.6) in the range 1010–1015 eV/nucleon. At higher energies (up to ~ 1020 eV/nucleon) both the spectrum and the composition of the ion component are less well known, however it is significant that the anisotropy, as evidenced from the sidereal diurnal variation, increases substantially, suggesting that perhaps an extragalactic origin must be considered.

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Research Article
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Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 94: Origin of Cosmic Rays , 1981 , pp. 339 - 358
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Copyright © Reidel 1981 

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