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42. Dipolar anisotropy of cosmic rays above 8 EeVOscar Taborda, Andrej Filipčič, Gašper Kukec Mezek, Ahmed Saleh, Samo Stanič, Marta Trini, Serguei Vorobiov, Lili Yang, Danilo Zavrtanik, Marko Zavrtanik, 2017, published scientific conference contribution Keywords: Pierre Auger Observatory, dipolar anisotropy, cosmic rays
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44. Indications of anisotropy at large angular scales in the arrival directions of cosmic rays detected at the Pierre Auger ObservatoryImen Al Samarai, Andrej Filipčič, Gašper Kukec Mezek, Ahmed Saleh, Samo Stanič, Marta Trini, Darko Veberič, Serguei Vorobiov, Lili Yang, Danilo Zavrtanik, Marko Zavrtanik, 2015, published scientific conference contribution Abstract: The large-scale distribution of arrival directions of
high-energy cosmic rays carries major clues to understanding
their origin. The Pierre Auger Collaboration have implemented
different analyses to search for dipolar and quadrupolar
anisotropies in different energy ranges spanning four orders
of magnitude. A common phase ≈270◦ of the first harmonic
modulation in right-ascension was found in adjacent energy intervals below 1 EeV, and another common phase ≈100◦
above 4 EeV. A constancy of phase measurements in ordered
energy intervals originating from a genuine anisotropy is
expected to appear with a smaller number of events than those
needed to achieve significant amplitudes. This led us to
design a prescribed test aimed at establishing whether
this consistency in phases is real at 99% CL. The test required
a total independent exposure of 21,000 km2 sr yr. We report on
the status of this prescription. We also report the results of
the search for a dipole anisotropy for cosmic rays with
energies above 4 EeV using events with zenith angles between
60◦ and 80◦. Compared to previous analyses of events with
zenith angles smaller than 60◦, this extension increases
the size of the data set by 30%, and enlarges the fraction of
exposed sky from 71% to 85%. The largest departure from
isotropy is found in the energy range above 8 EeV, with an
amplitude for the first harmonic in right ascension
r1 = (4.4 ± 1.0) × 10[sup]−2, that has a chance probability
P(≥ r1) = 6.4×10[sup]−5, reinforcing the hint previously
reported with vertical events alone.
Keywords: high-energy cosmic rays
large-scale distribution
anisotropy studies
Pierre Auger Observatory
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45. Arrival directions of the highest-energy cosmic rays detected with the Pierre Auger ObservatoryJulien Aublin, Andrej Filipčič, Gašper Kukec Mezek, Ahmed Saleh, Samo Stanič, Marta Trini, Darko Veberič, Serguei Vorobiov, Lili Yang, Danilo Zavrtanik, Marko Zavrtanik, 2015, published scientific conference contribution Abstract: We present the results of a search for small to intermediate
scale anisotropies in the distribution of arrival directions
of ultra-high energy cosmic rays recorded at the Pierre Auger
Observatory. The data set, gathered in ten years of operation,
includes arrival directions with zenith angles up to 80◦,
and is about three times larger than that used in earlier
studies. We update the test based on correlations with active
galactic nuclei (AGNs) from the Véron-Cetty and Véron catalog,
which does not yield a significant indication of anisotropy
with the present data set. We perform a blind search for
localized excess fluxes and for self-clustering of arrival
directions at angular scales up to 30◦ and for different
energy thresholds between 40 EeV and 80 EeV. We also examine
the correlation of arrival directions with relatively nearby galaxies in the 2MRS catalog, AGNs detected by Swift-BAT,
and a sample of radio galaxies with jets and with the
Centaurus A galaxy. None of the searches shows a statistically
significant evidence of anisotropy. The two largest
departures from isotropy that were found have a post-trial
probability ≈ 1.4%. One is for cosmic rays with energy above
58 EeV that arrive within 15◦ of the direction toward
Centaurus A. The other is for arrival directions within 18◦
of Swift-BAT AGNs closer than 130 Mpc and brighter than
10[sup]44 erg/s, with the same energy threshold.
Keywords: ultra-high energy cosmic rays
anisotropy studies
active galactic nuclei
Pierre Auger Observatory
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