Ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays particle spectra from crypton decays
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John Ellis, V. E. Mayes, and D. V. Nanopoulos Theory Division, Physics Department, CERN, CH 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland George P. and Cynthia W. Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA Astroparticle Physics Group, Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC), Mitchell Campus, Woodlands, Texas 77381, USA and Academy of Athens, Division of Natural Sciences, 28 Panepistimiou Avenue, Athens 10679, Greece (Received 13 February 2006; published 7 December 2006)
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