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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Anisotropes and the Power Requirements for Galactic Cosmic Rays

RW Clay, BR Dawson, AGK Smith and MA McDonough

Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia 15(2) 208 - 210
Published: 1998

Abstract

Measurements of cosmic ray directional properties at about 10^15 eV in both northern and southern hemispheres confirm that those particles have a unidirectional anisotropy and are flowing along the direction of our spiral arm from the inner Galactic regions. On the basis of diffusive cosmic ray flow along the Galactic arms, the power required for the Galaxy to maintain this flow is below 10^30 W.

https://doi.org/10.1071/AS98208

© ASA 1998

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