Analysis of large-scale anisotropy of ultra-high energy cosmic rays in HiRes data

Details Analysis of large-scale anisotropy of ultra-high energy cosmic rays in HiRes data Analysis of large-scale anisotropy of ultra-high energy cosmic rays in HiRes data

2010-02-07

arxiv.org/abs/1002.1444v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena

9 pages, 5 Postscript figures

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Stereo data collected by the HiRes experiment over a six year period are examined for large-scale anisotropy related to the inhomogeneous distribution of matter in the nearby Universe. We consider the generic case of small cosmic-ray deflections and a large number of sources tracing the matter distribution. In this matter tracer model the expected cosmic ray flux depends essentially on a single free parameter, the typical deflection angle theta. We find that the HiRes data with threshold energies of 40 EeV and 57 EeV are incompatible with the matter tracer model at a 95% confidence level unless theta is larger than 10 degrees and are compatible with an isotropic flux. The data set above 10 EeV is compatible with both the matter tracer model and an isotropic flux.

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