Answer: The cosmic rays of highest energy are protons that

Chapter 39, Problem 77

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The cosmic rays of highest energy are protons that have kinetic energy on the order of 1013 MeV. (a) As measured in the protons frame, what time interval would a proton of this energy require to travel across the Milky Way galaxy, which has a proper diameter , 105 ly? (b) From the point of view of the proton, how many kilometers across is the galaxy?

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