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Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays from the Local Void

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2026-04-24 v1 High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

Ultra high energy cosmic rays have been see coming from the direction of the local cosmic void. We use this fact to argue that at least some of these these cosmic rays are relatively light magnetic monopoles and that their relative fraction above 1020 eV can be found from full sky observations.

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@article{arxiv.2604.21099,
  title  = {Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays from the Local Void},
  author = {Michael J. Padgett and Thomas W. Kephart},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.21099},
  year   = {2026}
}

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13 pages, 5 figures, 1 table

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