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Scientists discover a connection between active galactic nuclei and cosmic rays

12-19-2007 · EurekAlert!

'Science' has published the results of this research. The so-called Pierre Auger Collaboration, with headquarters in Argentina and participation from the UGR, has proved that there is an anisotropy in the arrival directions of the most energetic particles ever detected, correlated with areas in which there are galaxies with active nuclei in the centre. These conclusions have been obtained from the first data provided by the Pierre Auger Observatory of the Southern Hemisphere in Argentina.

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