A method for constraining cosmic magnetic field models using ultra-high energy cosmic rays: The Field Scan Method
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عنوان ژورنال: Astroparticle Physics
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0927-6505
DOI: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2012.07.001