Anisotropy and chemical composition of ultra-high energy cosmic rays using arrival directions measured by the Pierre Auger Observatory

The Pierre Auger Collaboration has reported evidence for anisotropy in the distribution of arrival directions of the cosmic rays with energies E > E th = 5.5 × 10 19 eV. These show a correlation with the distribution of nearby extragalactic objects, including an apparent excess around the dir...

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Autor principal: Abreu, P.
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cosmic ray experiments
ultra high energy cosmic rays
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spelling todo:paper_14757516_v2011_n6_p_Abreu2023-10-03T16:18:41Z Anisotropy and chemical composition of ultra-high energy cosmic rays using arrival directions measured by the Pierre Auger Observatory Abreu, P. cosmic ray experiments ultra high energy cosmic rays The Pierre Auger Collaboration has reported evidence for anisotropy in the distribution of arrival directions of the cosmic rays with energies E > E th = 5.5 × 10 19 eV. These show a correlation with the distribution of nearby extragalactic objects, including an apparent excess around the direction of Centaurus A. If the particles responsible for these excesses at E > E th are heavy nuclei with charge Z, the proton component of the sources shouldłead to excesses in the same regions at energies E/Z. We here report thełack of anisotropies in these directions at energies above E th /Z (for illustrative values of Z = 6,13,26). If the anisotropies above E th are due to nuclei with charge Z, and under reasonable assumptions about the acceleration process, these observations imply stringent constraints on the allowed proton fraction at thełower energies. © 2011 IOP Publishing Ltd and SISSA. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_14757516_v2011_n6_p_Abreu
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topic cosmic ray experiments
ultra high energy cosmic rays
spellingShingle cosmic ray experiments
ultra high energy cosmic rays
Abreu, P.
Anisotropy and chemical composition of ultra-high energy cosmic rays using arrival directions measured by the Pierre Auger Observatory
topic_facet cosmic ray experiments
ultra high energy cosmic rays
description The Pierre Auger Collaboration has reported evidence for anisotropy in the distribution of arrival directions of the cosmic rays with energies E > E th = 5.5 × 10 19 eV. These show a correlation with the distribution of nearby extragalactic objects, including an apparent excess around the direction of Centaurus A. If the particles responsible for these excesses at E > E th are heavy nuclei with charge Z, the proton component of the sources shouldłead to excesses in the same regions at energies E/Z. We here report thełack of anisotropies in these directions at energies above E th /Z (for illustrative values of Z = 6,13,26). If the anisotropies above E th are due to nuclei with charge Z, and under reasonable assumptions about the acceleration process, these observations imply stringent constraints on the allowed proton fraction at thełower energies. © 2011 IOP Publishing Ltd and SISSA.
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author Abreu, P.
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title Anisotropy and chemical composition of ultra-high energy cosmic rays using arrival directions measured by the Pierre Auger Observatory
title_short Anisotropy and chemical composition of ultra-high energy cosmic rays using arrival directions measured by the Pierre Auger Observatory
title_full Anisotropy and chemical composition of ultra-high energy cosmic rays using arrival directions measured by the Pierre Auger Observatory
title_fullStr Anisotropy and chemical composition of ultra-high energy cosmic rays using arrival directions measured by the Pierre Auger Observatory
title_full_unstemmed Anisotropy and chemical composition of ultra-high energy cosmic rays using arrival directions measured by the Pierre Auger Observatory
title_sort anisotropy and chemical composition of ultra-high energy cosmic rays using arrival directions measured by the pierre auger observatory
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_14757516_v2011_n6_p_Abreu
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