HIGH-ENERGY EMISSION INDUCED BY ULTRA-HIGH-ENERGY PHOTONS AS A PROBE OF ULTRA-HIGH-ENERGY COSMIC-RAY ACCELERATORS EMBEDDED IN THE COSMIC WEB
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عنوان ژورنال: The Astrophysical Journal
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2041-8205,2041-8213
DOI: 10.1088/2041-8205/745/2/l16