Acceleration of cosmic rays
- 1 July 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Contemporary Physics
- Vol. 35 (4) , 231-242
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00107519408222090
Abstract
Cosmic rays, studied for over 80 years, still remain elusive: their origins, properties and especially acceleration mechanisms are reviewed.Keywords
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