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'''Zevatrons''', named in analogy to Fermi Lab's [[Tevatron]], are highly exotic hypothetical astrophysical sources capable of accelerating particles to 1 ZeV (10<small><sup>21</small></sup> [[electronvolt|eV]]) .

Recently, there was a consideration of possibility of [[galactic jet]]s actings as Zevatrons, due to the diffusive acceleration of particles by shock waves inside the jets. In particular, models suggested that shock waves from the nearby [[M87]] [[galactic jet]] could accelerate an iron nucelus to Zev ranges. <small><sup>[1]</small></sup>.


== See Also ==
*[[Cosmic ray]]

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==References==
[1] Honda M, Honda YS, Filamentary jets as a cosmic-ray "Zevatron", Astrophysical Journal 617 (1): L37-L40 Part 2 DEC 10 2004

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