Gravi-burst: super-GZK cosmic rays from localized gravity
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Gravi - Burst : Super - GZK Cosmic Rays from Localized Gravity ∗
The flux of cosmic rays beyond the GZK cutoff (∼ 10 20 eV) may be explained through their production by ultra high energy cosmic neutrinos, annihilating on the relic neutrino background, in the vicinity of our galaxy. This process is mediated through the production of a Z boson at resonance, and is generally known as the Z-Burst mechanism. We show that a similar mechanism can also contribute to...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Physics Letters B
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0370-2693
DOI: 10.1016/s0370-2693(02)02938-6