On the Global Anisotropy of Cosmic Ray Data above $4 \times 10^{19}eV$

Details On the Global Anisotropy of Cosmic Ray Data above $4 \times 10^{19}eV$ On the Global Anisotropy of Cosmic Ray Data above $4 \times 10^{19}eV$

2001-10-01

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0110045v2

JCAP 0307 (2003) 007

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

10 pages, 3 figures, published version

Scientific paper

10.1088/1475-7516/2003/07/007

The distribution of arrival directions of ultra-high energy cosmic rays may yield clues to their mysterious origin. We introduce a method of {\it invariant statistics} to analyze cosmic ray data which eliminates coordinate-dependent artifacts. When combined with maximum likelihood analysis, the method is capable of quantifying deviations of the distribution from isotropy with high reliability. We test our method against published AGASA events with energies above $4 \times 10^{19}$ eV. Angular cuts from observational limitations are taken into account. A model based on the Fisher distribution reveals the rotation of the Earth with the axis $\hat n$ along the direction ($5^h 53.36^m, 85.78^{\circ}$) in $(RA,DEC)$ coordinates, which is within $5^{\circ}$ of the equatorial north pole. Global anisotropy of the data, if any, hinges on finer understanding of detector acceptance than what is available from the published literature.

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