Title
Searches for large-scale anisotropy in the arrival directions of cosmic rays detected above energy of 1019 eV at the Pierre auger observatory and the telescope array
Date Issued
20 October 2014
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Aab A.
Abreu P.
Aglietta M.
Ahn E.J.
Al Samarai I.
Albuquerque I.F.M.
Allekotte I.
Allen J.
Allison P.
Almela A.
Castillo J.A.
Alvarez-Muñiz J.
Batista R.A.
Ambrosio M.
Aminaei A.
Anchordoqui L.
Andringa S.
Aramo C.
Arqueros F.
Asorey H.
Assis P.
Aublin J.
Ave M.
Avenier M.
Avila G.
Badescu A.M.
Barber K.B.
Bäuml J.
Baus C.
Beatty J.J.
Becker K.H.
Bellido J.A.
Berat C.
Bertaina M.E.
Bertou X.
Biermann P.L.
Billoir P.
Blanco M.
Bleve C.
Blümer H.
Boháčová M.
Boncioli D.
Bonifazi C.
Bonino R.
Borodai N.
Brack J.
Brancus I.
Brogueira P.
Brown W.C.
Buchholz P.
Bueno A.
Buitink S.
Buscemi M.
Caballero-Mora K.S.
Caccianiga B.
Caccianiga L.
Candusso M.
Caramete L.
Caruso R.
Castellina A.
Cataldi G.
Cazon L.
Cester R.
Chavez A.G.
Chiavassa A.
Chinellato J.A.
Chudoba J.
Cilmo M.
Clay R.W.
Cocciolo G.
Colalillo R.
Coleman A.
Collica L.
Coluccia M.R.
Conceição R.
Contreras F.
Cooper M.J.
Cordier A.
Coutu S.
Covault C.E.
Cronin J.
Curutiu A.
Dallier R.
Daniel B.
Dasso S.
Daumiller K.
Dawson B.R.
De Almeida R.M.
De Domenico M.
De Jong S.J.
De Mello Neto J.R.T.
De Mitri I.
De Oliveira J.
De Souza V.
Del Peral L.
Deligny O.
Dembinski H.
Dhital N.
Di Giulio C.
Di Matteo A.
Publisher(s)
Institute of Physics Publishing
Abstract
Spherical harmonic moments are well-suited for capturing anisotropy at any scale in the flux of cosmic rays. An unambiguous measurement of the full set of spherical harmonic coefficients requires full-sky coverage. This can be achieved by combining data from observatories located in both the northern and southern hemispheres. To this end, a joint analysis using data recorded at the Telescope Array and the Pierre Auger Observatory above 1019 eV is presented in this work. The resulting multipolar expansion of the flux of cosmic rays allows us to perform a series of anisotropy searches, and in particular to report on the angular power spectrum of cosmic rays above 1019 eV. No significant deviation from isotropic expectations is found throughout the analyses performed. Upper limits on the amplitudes of the dipole and quadrupole moments are derived as a function of the direction in the sky, varying between 7% and 13% for the dipole and between 7% and 10% for a symmetric quadrupole.
Volume
794
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Física y Astronomía
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84984848431
Source
Astrophysical Journal
ISSN of the container
0004637X
Sponsor(s)
National Science Foundation -0450696
National Science Foundation - 0649681
National Science Foundation - 1068696
National Science Foundation - 1069280
National Science Foundation - 1069286
National Science Foundation - 1153335
National Science Foundation - 1207605
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation - 1212538
National Science Foundation - 1361172
National Science Foundation - 1404495
National Science Foundation - 1404502
National Science Foundation - 1460394
Seventh Framework Programme - 328826
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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