2014/09/09 by R. D. Blandford, Roger Blandford, Paul Simeon +1 · 55 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Acceleration #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #COSMIC cancer database #Classical mechanics #Connection (principal bundle) #Cosmic ray #Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena #Energy spectrum #Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae #Particle acceleration #Physics #Pulsar #astro-ph.HE
paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2014.10.002
published in Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements 256-257, 9-22 (Elsevier BV) · 14 pages, 10 figures, to appear in Proceedings of the "Cosmic Ray Origin - Beyond the Standard Models" International Conference, Nuclear Physics B Proceedings Supplement. Eds. O. Tibolla, L. Drury, M. Persic, S. Kaufmann, H. Völk, K. Mannheim and A. de Angelis
arxiv created 2014/09/09 · openalex publication_date 2014/11/01 · arxiv updated 2015/06/22 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
Physicists have pondered the origin of cosmic rays for over a hundred years. However the last few years have seen an upsurge in the observation, progress in the theory and a genuine increase in the importance attached to the topic due to its intimate connection to the indirect detection of evidence for dark matter. The intent of this talk is to set the stage for the meeting by reviewing some of the basic features of the entire cosmic ray spectrum from GeV to ZeV energy and some of the models that have been developed. The connection will also be made to recent developments in understanding general astrophysical particle acceleration in pulsar wind nebulae, relativistic jets and gamma ray bursts. The prospects for future discoveries, which may elucidate the origin of cosmic rays, are bright.