Hints of energy dependences in AGASA extremely high energy cosmic ray arrival directions
Hints of energy dependences in AGASA extremely high energy cosmic ray arrival directions
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AGASA极高能宇宙射线到达方向的能量依赖性的暗示
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10.1103/physrevd.67.092002
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2003
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M. O'Malley
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W. Burgett;M. O'Malley
A correlation and probability analysis of the distribution of arrival directions for a sample of AGASA events reported to have energies above $4\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}{10}^{19}\mathrm{eV}$ shows the small scale clustering to remain significant at the 99.5\char21{}99.9% C.L. and to be consistent with previous results. For the sample taken as a whole, there are no departures from either homogeneity or isotropy on angular scales greater than $5\ifmmode^\circ\else\textdegree\fi{}.$ The sample of events with $Eg~6\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}{10}^{19}\mathrm{eV}$ contains no pairs with separations $l4\ifmmode^\circ\else\textdegree\fi{}.$ Cross correlating subsamples partitioned by energy reveal three uncorrelated distributions in the intervals $(4\char21{}5)\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}{10}^{19}\mathrm{eV},$ $(5\char21{}8)\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}{10}^{19}\mathrm{eV},$ and greater than $8\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}{10}^{19}\mathrm{eV}.$ The partition with $5l~El8\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}{10}^{19}\mathrm{eV}$ is correlated with the supergalactic equatorial plane while the other two groups are statistically consistent with isotropic distributions. The presence of three distinct energy-partitioned groups of events could reflect possible changes in primary composition, different source distributions, differing levels of GZK losses, or deflection effects of magnetic fields.
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2000
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Astro Particle Physics 13
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M.Teshima;他
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