Ultra high energy cosmic rays The intersection of the Cosmic and Energy Frontiers
The present white paper is submitted as part of the “Snowmass” process to help inform the
long-term plans of the United States Department of Energy and the National Science …
long-term plans of the United States Department of Energy and the National Science …
Active galactic nuclei as potential sources of ultra-high energy cosmic rays
FM Rieger - Universe, 2022 - mdpi.com
Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs) and their relativistic jets belong to the most promising class of
ultra-high-energy cosmic ray (UHECR) accelerators. This compact review summarises basic …
ultra-high-energy cosmic ray (UHECR) accelerators. This compact review summarises basic …
Ultra high energy cosmic rays from tidal disruption events
T Piran, P Beniamini - Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
The tidal disruption event AT2018hyz, was a regular optically detected one with no special
prompt features. However, almost three years after the disruption it suddenly displayed a fast …
prompt features. However, almost three years after the disruption it suddenly displayed a fast …
Impact of Galaxy Clusters on the Propagation of Ultrahigh-energy Cosmic Rays
A Condorelli, J Biteau, R Adam - The Astrophysical Journal, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Galaxy clusters are the largest objects in the Universe kept together by gravity. Most of their
baryonic content is made of a magnetized diffuse plasma. We investigate the impact of such …
baryonic content is made of a magnetized diffuse plasma. We investigate the impact of such …
What can be learnt from UHECR anisotropies observations-I. Large-scale anisotropies and composition features
D Allard, J Aublin, B Baret, E Parizot - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2022 - aanda.org
Context. In recent years, evidence for an anisotropic distribution of ultra-high-energy cosmic
rays (UHECRs) has been claimed, notably a dipole modulation in right ascension has been …
rays (UHECRs) has been claimed, notably a dipole modulation in right ascension has been …
Constraining models for the origin of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays with a novel combined analysis of arrival directions, spectrum, and composition data measured at …
AA Halim, P Abreu, M Aglietta, I Allekotte… - … of cosmology and …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
The combined fit of the measured energy spectrum and shower maximum depth
distributions of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays is known to constrain the parameters of …
distributions of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays is known to constrain the parameters of …
Ultra High Energy Cosmic Ray Source Models: Successes, Challenges and General Predictions
N Globus, R Blandford - EPJ Web of Conferences, 2023 - epj-conferences.org
Understanding the acceleration of Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays is one of the great
challenges of contemporary astrophysics. In this short review, we summarize the general …
challenges of contemporary astrophysics. In this short review, we summarize the general …
Mass composition of ultrahigh energy cosmic rays from distribution of their arrival directions with the Telescope Array
RU Abbasi, Y Abe, T Abu-Zayyad, M Allen, Y Arai… - Physical Review D, 2024 - APS
We use a new method to estimate the injected mass composition of ultrahigh cosmic rays
(UHECRs) at energies higher than 10 EeV. The method is based on comparison of the …
(UHECRs) at energies higher than 10 EeV. The method is based on comparison of the …
[PDF][PDF] Large-scale and multipolar anisotropies of cosmic rays detected at the Pierre Auger Observatory with energies above 4 EeV
RM Almeida, R Alves Batista, F Canfora, SJ de Jong… - 2022 - repository.ubn.ru.nl
Ultra-high energy cosmic rays (UHECR) are particles with energies above 1 EeV that hit our
atmosphere coming from space. Their origin remains an open question in physics and …
atmosphere coming from space. Their origin remains an open question in physics and …
Explaining the UHECR spectrum, composition and large-scale anisotropies with radio galaxies
B Eichmann, M Kachelrieß… - Journal of Cosmology …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Radio galaxies are promising candidates as the sources of ultrahigh energy cosmic rays
(UHECRs). In this work, we examine if the stringent constraints imposed by the dipole and …
(UHECRs). In this work, we examine if the stringent constraints imposed by the dipole and …