Bounds on the density of sources of ultra-high energy cosmic rays from the Pierre Auger Observatory

Journal Article · Wed May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2013 · Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2013/05/009· OSTI ID:22282861

Collaboration: Pierre Auger Collaboration

We derive lower bounds on the density of sources of ultra-high energy cosmic rays from the lack of significant clustering in the arrival directions of the highest energy events detected at the Pierre Auger Observatory. The density of uniformly distributed sources of equal intrinsic intensity was found to be larger than ∼ (0.06−5) × 10{sup −4} Mpc{sup −3} at 95% CL, depending on the magnitude of the magnetic deflections. Similar bounds, in the range (0.2−7) × 10{sup −4} Mpc{sup −3}, were obtained for sources following the local matter distribution.

• OSTI ID: 22282861
• Journal Information: Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, Vol. 2013, Issue 05; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1475-7516
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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