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

Abstract:

The Pierre Auger Collaboration has reported evidence for anisotropy in the distribution of arrival directions of the cosmic rays with energies E > Eth = 5.5 × 1019 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 > Eth 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 Eth/Z (for illustrative values of Z = 6,13,26). If the anisotropies above Eth 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.

Año de publicación:

2011

Keywords:

  • ultra high energy cosmic rays
  • Cosmic ray experiments

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Tipo de documento:

Article

Estado:

Acceso restringido

Áreas de conocimiento:

  • Ciencia planetaria

Áreas temáticas:

  • Física
  • Física moderna

Contribuidores:

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