Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2007-06-25
Astropart.Phys.29:14-19,2008
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
8 pages, 6 figures
Scientific paper
10.1016/j.astropartphys.2007.11.
The arrival time distribution of cosmic ray events is well suited to extract information regarding sky anisotropies. For an experiment with nearly constant exposure, the frequency resolution one can achieve is given by the inverse of the time $T$ during which the data was recorded. For $T$ larger than one calendar year the resolution becomes sufficient to resolve the sidereal and diurnal frequencies. Using a Fourier expansion on a modified time parameter, we show in this note that one can accurately extract sidereal modulations without knowledge of the experimental coverage. This procedure also gives the full frequency pattern of the event sample under studies which contains important information about possible systematics entering in the sidereal analysis. We also show how this method allows to correct for those systematics. Finally, we show that a two dimensional analysis, in the form of the spherical harmonic ($Y_l^m$) decomposition, can be performed under the same conditions for all $m\ne 0$.
Billoir Pierre
Letessier-Selvon Antoine
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