Non-Universal Spectra of Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Ray Primaries and Secondaries in a Structured Universe

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dc.creatorSigl, Guenter
dc.date2007-03-15
dc.date2007-05-26
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dc.descriptionAnalytical calculations of extra-galactic cosmic ray spectra above ~10^17 eV are often performed assuming continuous source distributions, giving rise to spectra that depend little on the propagation mode, be it rectilinear or diffusive. We perform trajectory simulations for proton primaries in the probably more realistic case of discrete sources with a density of ~10^-5/Mpc^3. We find two considerable non-universal effects that depend on source distributions and magnetic fields: First, the primary extra-galactic cosmic ray flux can become strongly suppressed below a few 10^18 eV due to partial confinement in magnetic fields surrounding sources. Second, the secondary photon to primary cosmic ray flux ratio between ~3x10^18 eV and ~10^20 eV decreases with decreasing source density and increasing magnetization. As a consequence, in acceleration scenarios for the origin of highest energy cosmic rays the fraction of secondary photons may be difficult to detect even for experiments such as Pierre Auger. The cosmogenic neutrino flux does not significantly depend on source density and magnetization.
dc.description9 revtex pages, 9 figures, published version, minor changes
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0703403
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0703403
dc.identifierPhys.Rev.D75:103001,2007
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevD.75.103001
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/187858
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology
dc.titleNon-Universal Spectra of Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Ray Primaries and Secondaries in a Structured Universe
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