A SEARCH FOR POINT SOURCES OF EeV NEUTRONS
Por:
'Smialkowski, A, Abreu, P, Abreu, P, Aglietta, M, Aglietta, M, Aguera, AL, Ahlers, M, Ahn, EJ, Albarracin, FG, Albarracin, FG, Albuquerque, IFM, Allard, D, Allekotte, I, Allekotte, I, Allen, J, Allison, P, Almela, A, Almela, A, Alvarez-Muniz, J, Ambrosio, M, Ambrosio, M, Aminaei, A, Anchordoqui, L, Andringa, S, Andringa, S, Antici'c, T, Aramo, C, Aramo, C, Arganda, E, Arganda, E, Arganda, E, Arqueros, F, Asorey, H, Asorey, H, Assis, P, Assis, P, Aublin, J, Aublin, J, Ave, M, Avenier, M, Avila, G, Avila, G, Badescu, AM, Bahilo, JL, Bahilo, JL, Balzer, M, Barber, KB, Barbosa, AF, Bardenet, R, Barroso, SLC, Batista, RA, Baughman, B, Bauml, J, Baus, C, Beatty, JJ, Becker, KH, Belletoile, A, Bellido, JA, BenZvi, S, Berat, C, Berisso, MG, Berisso, MG, Bertou, X, Bertou, X, Biermann, PL, Billoir, P, Billoir, P, Blanco, F, Blanco, M, Blanco, M, Bleve, C, Blumer, H, Blumer, H, Bohacova, M, Boncioli, D, Boncioli, D, Bonifazi, C, Bonifazi, C, Bonifazi, C, Bonino, R, Bonino, R, Borodai, N, Brack, 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Ziolkowski, M
Publicada:
1 dic 2012
Resumen:
A thorough search of the sky exposed at the Pierre Auger Cosmic Ray Observatory reveals no statistically significant excess of events in any small solid angle that would be indicative of a flux of neutral particles from a discrete source. The search covers from -90 degrees to +15 degrees in declination using four different energy ranges above 1 EeV (10(18) eV). The method used in this search is more sensitive to neutrons than to photons. The upper limit on a neutron flux is derived for a dense grid of directions for each of the four energy ranges. These results constrain scenarios for the production of ultrahigh energy cosmic rays in the Galaxy.
Filiaciones:
Cardenas, BV:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Castillo, JA:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
D'Olivo, JC:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
De Donato, C:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Galicia, JFV:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Lopez, HHS:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Medina-Tanco, G:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Morales, B:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Nellen, L:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
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