The Search for the Sources of the Cosmic Rays One Century after their Discovery

2010/10/01 by Halzen, Francis
#FOS: Physical sciences #High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)

paper · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1010.0235

Abstract

Despite their discovery potential touching a wide range of science, construction of TeV gamma-ray telescopes, Auger, IceCube and a suite of other particle astrophysics experiments has been largely motivated by the hunt for the sources of cosmic rays. I will assess the status of our search for the still-enigmatic sources of cosmic rays. Although a resolution is decidedly anticipated, the mystery of their origin remains unresolved.

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