Muons in air showers at the Pierre Auger Observatory: Mean number in highly inclined events
A Aab, P Abreu, M Aglietta, EJ Ahn, I Al Samarai… - Physical Review D, 2015 - APS
We present the first hybrid measurement of the average muon number in air showers at
ultrahigh energies, initiated by cosmic rays with zenith angles between 62° and 80°. The …
ultrahigh energies, initiated by cosmic rays with zenith angles between 62° and 80°. The …
Searches for anisotropies in the arrival directions of the highest energy cosmic rays detected by the Pierre Auger Observatory
A Aab, P Abreu, M Aglietta, EJ Ahn… - The Astrophysical …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
SEARCHES FOR ANISOTROPIES IN THE ARRIVAL DIRECTIONS OF THE HIGHEST
ENERGY COSMIC RAYS DETECTED BY THE PIERRE AUGER OBSERVATORY …
ENERGY COSMIC RAYS DETECTED BY THE PIERRE AUGER OBSERVATORY …
Improved limit to the diffuse flux of ultrahigh energy neutrinos from the Pierre Auger Observatory
A Aab, P Abreu, M Aglietta, EJ Ahn, I Al Samarai… - Physical Review D, 2015 - APS
Neutrinos in the cosmic ray flux with energies near 1 EeV and above are detectable with the
Surface Detector array (SD) of the Pierre Auger Observatory. We report here on searches …
Surface Detector array (SD) of the Pierre Auger Observatory. We report here on searches …
Origin of the ankle in the ultrahigh energy cosmic ray spectrum, and of the extragalactic protons below it
The sharp change in slope of the ultrahigh energy cosmic ray (UHECR) spectrum around 1
0 18.6 eV (the ankle), combined with evidence of a light but extragalactic component near …
0 18.6 eV (the ankle), combined with evidence of a light but extragalactic component near …
A new version of the event generator Sibyll
F Riehn, R Engel, A Fedynitch, TK Gaisser… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2015 - arxiv.org
The event generator Sibyll can be used for the simulation of hadronic multiparticle
production up to the highest cosmic ray energies. It is optimized for providing an economic …
production up to the highest cosmic ray energies. It is optimized for providing an economic …
A complete model of the cosmic ray spectrum and composition across the Galactic to extragalactic transition
N Globus, D Allard, E Parizot - Physical Review D, 2015 - APS
We present a complete phenomenological model accounting for the evolution of the cosmic
ray spectrum and composition with energy, based on the available data over the entire …
ray spectrum and composition with energy, based on the available data over the entire …
Effects of uncertainties in simulations of extragalactic UHECR propagation, using CRPropa and SimProp
RA Batista, D Boncioli, A di Matteo… - Journal of Cosmology …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
The results of simulations of extragalactic propagation of ultra-high energy cosmic rays
(UHECRs) have intrinsic uncertainties due to poorly known physical quantities and …
(UHECRs) have intrinsic uncertainties due to poorly known physical quantities and …
“Espresso” acceleration of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays
D Caprioli - The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
We propose that ultra-high-energy (UHE) cosmic rays (CRs) above 10 18 eV are produced
in relativistic jets of powerful active galactic nuclei via an original mechanism, which we dub" …
in relativistic jets of powerful active galactic nuclei via an original mechanism, which we dub" …
Indications of negative evolution for the sources of the highest energy cosmic rays
AM Taylor, M Ahlers, D Hooper - Physical Review D, 2015 - APS
Using recent measurements of the spectrum and chemical composition of the highest
energy cosmic rays, we consider the sources of these particles. We find that these data …
energy cosmic rays, we consider the sources of these particles. We find that these data …
Measurement of the proton-air cross section with Telescope Array's Middle Drum detector and surface array in hybrid mode
RU Abbasi, M Abe, T Abu-Zayyad, M Allen, R Azuma… - Physical Review D, 2015 - APS
In this work we are reporting on the measurement of the proton-air inelastic cross section σ p-
air inel using the Telescope Array detector. Based on the measurement of the σ p-air inel …
air inel using the Telescope Array detector. Based on the measurement of the σ p-air inel …