Searching for sources of the highest energy cosmic rays: low statistics, pitfalls, and possible clues
| dc.creator | Burgett, William S. | |
| dc.creator | O'Malley, Mark R. | |
| dc.date | 2003-12-07 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T02:11:29Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T02:11:29Z | |
| dc.description | The clustering properties of the highest energy cosmic rays and their correlations with candidate sources are re-examined using the most recently available AGASA data and a rigorous correlation analysis. The statistical methodology incorporates some important points not considered in previous studies. Results include small angle clustering significances consistent with, but somewhat less than, earlier findings, a possible large scale anisotropy for events with energies $E \approx 5 - 8 \times 10^{19} \mathrm{eV}$, and no statistically significant cross correlations with BL Lacertae or blazars. A marginally significant cross correlation exists for events with energies $E > 8 \times 10^{19} \mathrm{eV}$ with a set of Abell clusters, but no definitive conclusion can yet be drawn from this result. | |
| dc.description | Paper presented at 8th Intl. Workshop in Topics in Astroparticle and Underground Physics (TAUP 2003) | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0312190 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0312190 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/7102 | |
| dc.subject | Astrophysics | |
| dc.subject | High Energy Physics - Phenomenology | |
| dc.title | Searching for sources of the highest energy cosmic rays: low statistics, pitfalls, and possible clues | |
| dc.type | text |