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The composition of cosmic rays at the knee

Astrophysics 2009-11-10 v1

Abstract

The present experimental status concerning the composition of cosmic rays in the PeV region is reviewed. The results are compared to predictions of contemporary models for the acceleration and propagation of galactic cosmic rays.

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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0407554,
  title  = {The composition of cosmic rays at the knee},
  author = {Joerg R Hoerandel},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0407554},
  year   = {2009}
}

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Invited talk,presented at the Workshop on Frontier Objects in Astrophysics and Particle Physics, Vulcano, May 24- 29, 2004