Propagation of UHECRs from the Sources in the Super-Galactic Plane

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2001-06-11

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0106182v1

Publ.Astron.Soc.Jap. 53 (2001) 1153-1162

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

32 pages and 20 postscript figures. submitted to the Astrophysical Journal

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We have performed the detailed numerical simulations on the propagation of the UHE protons in the energy range $E=(10^{19.5} - 10^{22.0}$) eV in the relatively strong extra-galactic magnetic field with strength $B= (10, 100)$ nG within about 40 Mpc. In this case, the deflection angles of UHECRs become so large that the no counterparts problem is simply solved. As for the source distribution, we assumed that it is proportional to the number distribution of galaxies within the GZK sphere. We have found many clusters, which mean the small-scale anisotropy, in our simulations. It has been also shown that the observed energy spectrum is well reproduced in our models without any fine-tuned parameter. We have used the correlation value in order to investigate statistically the similarity between the distribution of arrival directions of UHECRs and that of galaxies. We have found that each correlation value for each parameter set begins to converge when the number of the detected events becomes ${\large O}(10^3)$. Since the expected number counts by the experiment of the next generation such as TA, HiRes, Auger, and EUSO are thought to be the order of $10^3$, we will be able to determine the source distribution and values of the parameters in this study in the very near future. Compared with the AGASA data, the significant anisotropy on the arrival directions of UHECRs are found in the analysis of first and second harmonics. This may originate from the incompleteness of the ORS database. This problem may be also solved if the source distribution is slightly changed. For example, this problem may be solved if we assume that UHECRs come from some of the galaxies such as AGNs and radio galaxies.

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