Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1771576 | Astroparticle Physics | 2006 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays passing through the central region of the Galaxy interact with starlight and the infrared photons. Both nuclei and protons generate secondary fluxes of photons and neutrinos on their passage through the central region. We compute the fluxes of these secondary particles, the observations of which can be used to improve one's understanding of origin and composition of ultrahigh-energy comic rays, especially if the violation of the Greisen-Zatespin-Kuzmin cutoff is confirmed by the future data.
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Authors
Alexander Kusenko, Jason Schissel, Floyd W. Stecker,