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Why the knee at 100 PeV could not be seen?

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena 2010-11-23 v1

Abstract

It is shown that a "second (iron) knee" in cosmic ray spectrum expected at energy about 100 PeV could not probably be found there. The reason is very simple: the position of the "iron knee" depends on an answer to the questions: "What do we see at 3-5 PeV? Is the knee seen at this energy associated with proton or iron primaries?"

Cite

@article{arxiv.1011.4695,
  title  = {Why the knee at 100 PeV could not be seen?},
  author = {Yu. V. Stenkin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1011.4695},
  year   = {2010}
}

Comments

3 pages, 2 figures. Talk given for 22nd ECRS, Turku'2010

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