Proc. Neutrino Astrophysics - MPP Theory Group
Proc. Neutrino Astrophysics - MPP Theory Group
Proc. Neutrino Astrophysics - MPP Theory Group
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A third, more speculative class of high-energy neutrino sources are topological defects<br />
producing gauge bosons at the grand-unified-theory scale of ∼ 10 13 TeV [10]. The unstable<br />
gauge bosons generate fragmentation jets with ultra-high energy protons, gamma-rays, and<br />
neutrinos which may be responsible for the extended air showers with primary energies above<br />
the so-called Greisen cutoff at 10 8 TeV above which protons from sources further way than<br />
∼ 30 Mpc lose their energy in interactions with the microwave background.<br />
Acknowledgements<br />
Many thanks to all the organizers of this very stimulating workshop, in particular to Wolfgang<br />
Hillebrandt and Georg Raffelt for inviting me.<br />
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