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On the Cosmic Ray Sources
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, Frascati, Italy
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Journal of Modern Physics·Volume 05 (2014)·Pages 244–247·Published 24 March 2014·DOI10.4236/jmp.2014.55034
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Abstract
The cosmic ray energy spectrum is calculated assuming that cosmic rays are generated by astrophysical objects provided by magnetospheres with a dipole magnetic field. With simple geometric considerations, the energy spectrum E -2.5 is obtained, independently on the particle species.
KeywordsCosmic Rays
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