Measurement of the cosmic-ray energy spectrum above 2.5 x 10(18) eV using the Pierre Auger Observatory

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61989592%3A15310%2F20%3A73602153" target="_blank" >RIV/61989592:15310/20:73602153 - isvavai.cz</a>

Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/00216208:11320/20:10421879

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://journals.aps.org/prd/pdf/10.1103/PhysRevD.102.062005" target="_blank" >https://journals.aps.org/prd/pdf/10.1103/PhysRevD.102.062005</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.102.062005" target="_blank" >10.1103/PhysRevD.102.062005</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Measurement of the cosmic-ray energy spectrum above 2.5 x 10(18) eV using the Pierre Auger Observatory

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

We report a measurement of the energy spectrum of cosmic rays for energies above 2.5 x 10(18) eV based on 215,030 events recorded with zenith angles below 60 degrees. A key feature of the work is that the estimates of the energies are independent of assumptions about the unknown hadronic physics or of the primary mass composition. The measurement is the most precise made hitherto with the accumulated exposure being so large that the measurements of the flux are dominated by systematic uncertainties except at energies above 5 x 10(19) eV. The principal conclusions are (1) The flattening of the spectrum near 5 x 10(18) eV, the so-called &quot;ankle,&quot; is confirmed. (2) The steepening of the spectrum at around 5 x 10(19) eV is confirmed. (3) A new feature has been identified in the spectrum: in the region above the ankle the spectral index gamma of the particle flux (proportional to E-gamma) changes from 2.51 +/- 0.03 (stat) +/- 0.05 (syst) to 3.05 +/- 0.05 (stat) +/- 0.10 (syst) before changing sharply to 5.1 +/- 0.3 (stat) +/- 0.1 (syst) above 5 x 10(19) eV. (4) No evidence for any dependence of the spectrum on declination has been found other than a mild excess from the Southern Hemisphere that is consistent with the anisotropy observed above 8 x 10(18) eV.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Measurement of the cosmic-ray energy spectrum above 2.5 x 10(18) eV using the Pierre Auger Observatory

Popis výsledku anglicky

We report a measurement of the energy spectrum of cosmic rays for energies above 2.5 x 10(18) eV based on 215,030 events recorded with zenith angles below 60 degrees. A key feature of the work is that the estimates of the energies are independent of assumptions about the unknown hadronic physics or of the primary mass composition. The measurement is the most precise made hitherto with the accumulated exposure being so large that the measurements of the flux are dominated by systematic uncertainties except at energies above 5 x 10(19) eV. The principal conclusions are (1) The flattening of the spectrum near 5 x 10(18) eV, the so-called &quot;ankle,&quot; is confirmed. (2) The steepening of the spectrum at around 5 x 10(19) eV is confirmed. (3) A new feature has been identified in the spectrum: in the region above the ankle the spectral index gamma of the particle flux (proportional to E-gamma) changes from 2.51 +/- 0.03 (stat) +/- 0.05 (syst) to 3.05 +/- 0.05 (stat) +/- 0.10 (syst) before changing sharply to 5.1 +/- 0.3 (stat) +/- 0.1 (syst) above 5 x 10(19) eV. (4) No evidence for any dependence of the spectrum on declination has been found other than a mild excess from the Southern Hemisphere that is consistent with the anisotropy observed above 8 x 10(18) eV.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

10303 - Particles and field physics

Projekt

Výsledek vznikl pri realizaci vícero projektů. Více informací v záložce Projekty.

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2020

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

PHYSICAL REVIEW D

ISSN

2470-0010

e-ISSN

—

Svazek periodika

102

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

6

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

27

Strana od-do

"062005-1"-"1-!062005-27"

Kód UT WoS článku

000569631500001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85095124738