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Astro 2022 Science White Paper:

“What is the nature and origin of the highest-energy particles in the Universe?”

The Decadal Survey on Astronomy & Astrophysics is a large and influential study run jointly between the Board of Physics and Astronomy and the Space Studies Board of the National Academies. The institutional goal of a decadal survey is to consider the past and current research of the field and provide consensus recommendations for the direction of the field over the next decade. Community input is essential to the survey process and a call for white papers was submitted to the Astronomy & Astrophysics community. Deadline for submission of the white papers is March 11, 2019. 

In this context, a white paper on Ultra-High-Energy Cosmic-Ray (UHECR) was written and is available on this page. Community support is essential and we encourage you to add your name to the list of supporters of this white paper. With best regards,

The authors.

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You can download the final version of the white paper as a PDF. If you have some concerns about this updated version of the white paper, please contact the lead authors directly (emails listed at the bottom of the right grey panel). The list of endorsers will be updated again prior to submission to the Decadal Survey.

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The deadline for the white paper submissions is March 11, 2019. Please consider supporting this white paper by clicking on the button below. Endorsements will be accepted until March 8, 2019 11:59 pm MT. The list of endorsers will be added at the end of the white paper before submission to the Decadal Survey.

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To date, 219 scientists have endorsed the white paper. Thank you for your support!

 

 Last First Institution Country
WienckeLawrenceColorado School of MinesUnited States
bessondaveKU/NRNU MEPhI (Moscow)United States
FilippatosGeorgeColorado School of MinesUnited States
EserJohannesColorado School of MinesUnited States
SchroederFrankBartol Research Institute, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USAUnited States
ADAMSJAMESUniversity of Alabama in HuntsvilleUnited States
VernonBargerUniversity of Wisconsin - MadisonUnited States
GlennSpiczakUniversity of Wisconsin-River FallsUnited States
MarfatiaDannyUnited States
DuVernoisMichaelUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonUnited States
FengJonathan L.University of California, IrvineUnited States
LEARNEDJOHNUniversity of HawaiiUnited States
BergmanDouglasUniversity of UtahUnited States
KabatDanielCity University of New YorkUnited States
SantanderMarcosUniversity of AlabamaUnited States
MuraseKohtaPennsylvania State UniversityUnited States
ChudnovskyEugeneCUNYUnited States
ViereggAbigailUniversity of ChicagoUnited States
HooperDanFermilab/University of ChicagoUnited States
SteckerFloydNASAUnited States
HalzenFrancisUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonUnited States
BaiXinhuaSouth Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyUnited States
RebeccaDiesingUniversity of ChicagoUnited States
BertonePeterNASA Marshall Space Flight CenterUnited States
ReardonPatrickU of Alabama in HuntsvilleUnited States
 Last First Institution Country

The authors

Fred Sarazin1, Luis Anchordoqui2, James Beatty3, Douglas Bergman4, Corbin Covault5, Glennys Farrar6, John Krizmanic7, David Nitz8, Angela Olinto9, Peter Tinyakov10, Michael Unger11, Lawrence Wiencke1

1 Colorado School of Mines
2 City University of New York
3 Ohio State University
4 University of Utah
5 Case Western Reserve University
6 New York University
7 University of Maryland – Baltimore county
8 Michigan Technological University
9 University of Chicago
10 Université libre de Bruxelles
11 Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Lead author contacts:

Fred Sarazin: fsarazin@mines.edu 

Luis Anchordoqui: luis.anchordoqui@gmail.com