Limits on source distances for the most energetic cosmic rays in intergalactic magnetic fields
| dc.contributor.author | Lampard, R. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Clay, R. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Dawson, B. | |
| dc.date.issued | 1997 | |
| dc.description | © 1997 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. | |
| dc.description.abstract | The propagation of the highest energy cosmic rays through the intergalactic magnetic field is considered, including the effect of interactions with the 2.7 K microwave background. Energy loss in the microwave background due to photo-pion production limits the total distance travelled by the cosmic rays and the turbulent intergalactic field determines their total displacement. At energies above 10<sup>20</sup> eV, the average displacements are a few tens of megaparsecs, limiting possible sources to the volume dominated by the supergalactic plane. © 1997 Elsevier Science B.V. | |
| dc.description.statementofresponsibility | R. Lampard, R. W. Clay and B. R. Dawson | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Astroparticle Physics, 1997; 7(3):213-218 | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/S0927-6505(97)00025-X | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0927-6505 | |
| dc.identifier.orcid | Clay, R. [0000-0002-9040-9648] | |
| dc.identifier.orcid | Dawson, B. [0000-0002-4271-3055] | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2440/12426 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV | |
| dc.source.uri | https://doi.org/10.1016/s0927-6505(97)00025-x | |
| dc.subject | Attenuation of cosmic rays | |
| dc.subject | Cosmic microwave background | |
| dc.subject | Intergalactic magnetic field | |
| dc.title | Limits on source distances for the most energetic cosmic rays in intergalactic magnetic fields | |
| dc.type | Journal article | |
| pubs.publication-status | Published |