GZK cutoff

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf physical phenomenon
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Greisen–Zatsepin–Kuzmin_limit
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:protons
atomic nuclei
gptkbp:causedBy interaction of cosmic rays with cosmic microwave background
gptkbp:compatibleWith early cosmic ray experiments
gptkbp:describes upper limit on the energy of cosmic rays from distant sources
gptkbp:energyLimit about 5×10^19 electronvolts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label GZK cutoff
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Kenneth_Greisen
gptkb:Georgiy_Zatsepin
gptkb:Vadim_Kuzmin
gptkbp:observedBy gptkb:Pierre_Auger_Observatory
gptkb:HiRes_experiment
gptkbp:processor photodisintegration
pion production
gptkbp:proposedBy 1966
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:cosmology
ultra-high-energy cosmic rays
gptkbp:result energy loss of cosmic rays
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Greisen–Zatsepin–Kuzmin_limit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6