Cosmological magnetic fields: their generation, evolution and observation

R Durrer, A Neronov - The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review, 2013 - Springer
We review the possible mechanisms for the generation of cosmological magnetic fields,
discuss their evolution in an expanding Universe filled with the cosmic plasma and provide a …

The astrophysics of ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays

K Kotera, AV Olinto - Annual Review of Astronomy and …, 2011 - annualreviews.org
The origin of the highest energy cosmic rays is still unknown. The discovery of their sources
is expected to reveal the workings of the most energetic astrophysical accelerators in the …

The Pierre Auger cosmic ray observatory

Pierre Auger Collaboration - … and Methods in Physics Research Section …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract The Pierre Auger Observatory, located on a vast, high plain in western Argentina, is
the world׳ s largest cosmic ray observatory. The objectives of the Observatory are to probe …

Observation of the Suppression of the Flux of Cosmic Rays above

J Abraham, P Abreu, M Aglietta, C Aguirre, D Allard… - Physical review …, 2008 - APS
The energy spectrum of cosmic rays above 2.5× 10 18 eV, derived from 20 000 events
recorded at the Pierre Auger Observatory, is described. The spectral index γ of the particle …

Measurements of the cosmic ray composition with air shower experiments

KH Kampert, M Unger - Astroparticle Physics, 2012 - Elsevier
In this paper we review air shower data related to the mass composition of cosmic rays
above 1015eV. After explaining the basic relations between air shower observables and the …

Beginning a journey across the universe: the discovery of extragalactic neutrino factories

S Buson, A Tramacere, L Pfeiffer… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Neutrinos are the most elusive particles in the universe, capable of traveling nearly
unimpeded across it. Despite the vast amount of data collected, a long-standing and …

Cosmic rays from the knee to the highest energies

J Blümer, R Engel, JR Hörandel - Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics, 2009 - Elsevier
This review summarizes recent developments in the understanding of high-energy cosmic
rays. It focuses on galactic and presumably extragalactic particles in the energy range from …

Optical discovery of probable stellar tidal disruption flares

S Van Velzen, GR Farrar, S Gezari… - The Astrophysical …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
ABSTRACT Using archival Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) multi-epoch imaging data
(Stripe 82), we have searched for the tidal disruption of stars by supermassive black holes in …

Correlating high-energy IceCube neutrinos with 5BZCAT blazars and RFC sources

C Bellenghi, P Padovani, E Resconi… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We investigate the possibility that blazars in the Roma-BZCAT Multifrequency Catalogue of
Blazars (5BZCAT) are sources of the high-energy astrophysical neutrinos detected by the …

Update on the correlation of the highest energy cosmic rays with nearby extragalactic matter

P Abreu, M Aglietta, EJ Ahn, D Allard, I Allekotte… - Astroparticle …, 2010 - Elsevier
Data collected by the Pierre Auger Observatory through 31 August 2007 showed evidence
for anisotropy in the arrival directions of cosmic rays above the Greisen–Zatsepin–Kuz'min …