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The cosmic-ray ankle: where the galaxy gives up and the universe takes over
At about 5 × 10¹⁸ eV, the cosmic-ray spectrum flattens noticeably. The 'ankle' is the energy at which the dominant cosmic-ray sources transition from galactic accelerators to extragalactic ones — and from one set of neutrino-production scenarios to another.