Bounds on the density of sources of ultra-high energy cosmic rays from the Pierre Auger Observatory


Abstract:

We derive lower bounds on the density of sources of ultra-high energy cosmic rays from the lack of significant clustering in the arrival directions of the highest energy events detected at the Pierre Auger Observatory. The density of uniformly distributed sources of equal intrinsic intensity was found to be larger than ∼ (0.06-5) × 10-4 Mpc-3 at 95% CL, depending on the magnitude of the magnetic deflections. Similar bounds, in the range (0.2-7) × 10-4 Mpc-3, were obtained for sources following the local matter distribution. © 2013 IOP Publishing Ltd and Sissa Medialab srl.

Año de publicación:

2013

Keywords:

  • ultra high energy cosmic rays
  • Cosmic ray experiments

Fuente:

scopusscopus

Tipo de documento:

Article

Estado:

Acceso restringido

Áreas de conocimiento:

  • Rayo cósmico

Áreas temáticas de Dewey:

  • Cuerpos y fenómenos celestes específicos
  • Física
  • Ciencias de la tierra
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Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible:

  • ODS 9: Industria, innovación e infraestructura
  • ODS 17: Alianzas para lograr los objetivos
  • ODS 4: Educación de calidad
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