1201.4519 (Angela V. Olinto)
Angela V. Olinto
After a century of observations, we still do not know the origin of cosmic
rays. I will review the current state of cosmic ray observations at the highest
energies, and their implications for proposed acceleration models and secondary
astroparticle fluxes. Possible sources have narrowed down with the confirmation
of a GZK-like spectral feature. The anisotropy observed by the Pierre Auger
Observatory may signal the dawn of particle astronomy raising hopes for high
energy neutrino observations. However, composition related measurements point
to a different interpretation. A clear resolution of this mystery calls for
much larger statistics than the reach of current observatories.
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http://arxiv.org/abs/1201.4519
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