Measurement of the energy spectrum of cosmic rays above 10**18 eV using the Pierre Auger Observatory

THE PIERRE AUGER COLLABORATION; D. MELO

PHYSICS LETTERS B

ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV

Año: 2010 p. 239 - 246

0370-2693

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