Statistics of clustering of ultrahigh energy cosmic rays and the number of their sources.

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ID Serval
serval:BIB_14181
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Titre
Statistics of clustering of ultrahigh energy cosmic rays and the number of their sources.
Périodique
Physical Review Letters
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Dubovsky S.L., Tinyakov P.G., Tkachev I.I.
ISSN
0031-9007
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2000
Volume
85
Numéro
6
Pages
1154-1157
Langue
anglais
Résumé
Observation of clustering of ultrahigh energy cosmic rays (UHECR) suggests that they are emitted by compact sources. Assuming small ( <3 degrees ) deflection of UHECR during the propagation, the statistical analysis of clustering allows an estimate of the spatial density of the sources h(*), including those not yet observed. When applied to astrophysical models involving extragalactic sources, the estimate based on 14 events with energy E>10(20) eV gives h(*) approximately 6x10(-3) Mpc(-3). With increasing statistics, this estimate may lead to exclusion of some models.
Mots-clé
Astronomical Phenomena, Astronomy, Cosmic Radiation, Models, Statistical
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