The arrival directions of the most energetic cosmic rays

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dc.creatorStanev, Todor
dc.creatorBiermann, Peter
dc.creatorLloyd-Evans, Jeremy
dc.creatorRachen, Joerg
dc.creatorWatson, Alan
dc.date1995-05-19
dc.date1995-09-11
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:01:02Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T12:01:02Z
dc.descriptionIn this Letter we examine the arrival directions of the most energetic cosmic rays (E > 2 * 10^19 eV) detected by several air shower experiments. We find that data taken by different air shower arrays show positive correlations, indicating a non--uniform arrival direction distribution. We also find that the events with energy $ > 4 * 10^19 eV exhibit a correlation with the general direction of the supergalactic plane, where a large number of potential sources is located. If confirmed by data from other experiments our results would support models for the extragalactic origin of the highest energy cosmic rays.
dc.description7 pages; 1 figure included; uuencoded, compressed PostScript file; final version, corrected in some points, accepted for publication in Phys.Rev.Lett
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9505093
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9505093
dc.identifierPhys.Rev.Lett.75:3056-3059,1995
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.75.3056
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/206975
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology
dc.titleThe arrival directions of the most energetic cosmic rays
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