Astrophysics of the Knee in the Cosmic Ray Energy Spectrum
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A. Haungs T. Antoni, W.D. Apel, F. Badea, K. Bekk, A. Bercuci H. Blümer, H. Bozdog, I.M. Brancus, C. Büttner A. Chilingarian, K. Daumiller, P. Doll, R. Engel J. Engler, F. Feßler, H.J. Gils, R. Glasstetter,, D. Heck J.R. Hörandel, K.-H. Kampert, H.O. Klages, G. Maier H.J. Mathes, H.J. Mayer, J. Milke, M. Müller R. Obenland, J. Oehlschläger, S. Ostapchenko, M. Petcu S. Plewnia, H. Rebel, A. Risse, M. Risse, M. Roth G. Schatz, H. Schieler, J. Scholz, T. Thouw, H. Ulrich J. van Buren, A. Vardanyan, A. Weindl, J. Wochele J. Zabierowski, and S. Zagromski
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