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Pierre Auger Collaboration (Abreu, P. et al); Pastor, S. |
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A search for point sources of EeV neutrons |
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Journal Article |
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2012 |
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Astrophysical Journal |
Abbreviated Journal |
Astrophys. J. |
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760 |
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2 |
Pages |
148 - 11pp |
Keywords |
cosmic rays; Galaxy: disk; methods: data analysis |
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A thorough search of the sky exposed at the Pierre Auger Cosmic Ray Observatory reveals no statistically significant excess of events in any small solid angle that would be indicative of a flux of neutral particles from a discrete source. The search covers from -90 degrees to +15 degrees in declination using four different energy ranges above 1 EeV (10(18) eV). The method used in this search is more sensitive to neutrons than to photons. The upper limit on a neutron flux is derived for a dense grid of directions for each of the four energy ranges. These results constrain scenarios for the production of ultrahigh energy cosmic rays in the Galaxy. |
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[Abreu, P.; Andringa, S.; Assis, P.; Brogueira, P.; Cazon, L.; Conceicao, R.; Diogo, F.; Espadanal, J.; Goncalves, P.; Pimenta, M.; Santo, C. E.; Santos, E.; Tome, B.] Univ Tecn Lisboa, LIP, Lisbon, Portugal |
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WOS:000311217000052 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1218 |
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Pierre Auger Collaboration (Abreu, P. et al); Pastor, S. |
Title |
Constraints on the origin of cosmic rays above 10^18 eV from large-scale anisotropy searches in data of the Pierre Auger Observatory |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2013 |
Publication |
Astrophysical Journal Letters |
Abbreviated Journal |
Astrophys. J. Lett. |
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762 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
L13 - 8pp |
Keywords |
astroparticle physics; cosmic rays |
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A thorough search for large-scale anisotropies in the distribution of arrival directions of cosmic rays detected above 10(18) eV at the Pierre Auger Observatory is reported. For the first time, these large-scale anisotropy searches are performed as a function of both the right ascension and the declination and expressed in terms of dipole and quadrupole moments. Within the systematic uncertainties, no significant deviation from isotropy is revealed. Upper limits on dipole and quadrupole amplitudes are derived under the hypothesis that any cosmic ray anisotropy is dominated by such moments in this energy range. These upper limits provide constraints on the production of cosmic rays above 10(18) eV, since they allow us to challenge an origin from stationary galactic sources densely distributed in the galactic disk and emitting predominantly light particles in all directions. |
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[Abreu, P.; Andringa, S.; Assis, P.; Brogueira, P.; Cazon, L.; Conceicao, R.; Diogo, F.; Espadanal, J.; Goncalves, P.; Pimenta, M.; Santo, C. E.; Santos, E.; Tome, B.] Univ Tecn Lisboa, LIP, Lisbon, Portugal |
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2041-8205 |
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WOS:000312488400013 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1279 |
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Pierre Auger Collaboration (Abreu, P. et al); Pastor, S. |
Title |
Large-scale distribution of arrival directions of cosmic rays detected above 10^18 eV at the Pierre Auger Observatory |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2012 |
Publication |
Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series |
Abbreviated Journal |
Astrophys. J. Suppl. Ser. |
Volume |
203 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
34 - 20pp |
Keywords |
astroparticle physics; cosmic rays |
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A thorough search for large-scale anisotropies in the distribution of arrival directions of cosmic rays detected above 10(18) eV at the Pierre Auger Observatory is presented. This search is performed as a function of both declination and right ascension in several energy ranges above 10(18) eV, and reported in terms of dipolar and quadrupolar coefficients. Within the systematic uncertainties, no significant deviation from isotropy is revealed. Assuming that any cosmic-ray anisotropy is dominated by dipole and quadrupole moments in this energy range, upper limits on their amplitudes are derived. These upper limits allow us to test the origin of cosmic rays above 10(18) eV from stationary Galactic sources densely distributed in the Galactic disk and predominantly emitting light particles in all directions. |
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[Abreu, P.; Andringa, S.; Assis, P.; Brogueira, P.; Cazon, L.; Conceicao, R.; Diogo, F.; Espadanal, J.; Goncalves, P.; Pimenta, M.; Santo, C. E.; Santos, E.; Tome, B.] Univ Tecn Lisboa, LIP, Lisbon, Portugal |
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0067-0049 |
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WOS:000312100500018 |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1272 |
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ANTARES and IceCube Collaborations (Albert, A. et al); Colomer, M.; Gozzini, R.; Hernandez-Rey, J.J.; Illuminati, G.; Khan-Chowdhury, N.R.; Manczak, J.; Thakore, T.; Zornoza, J.D.; Zuñiga, J. |
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ANTARES and IceCube Combined Search for Neutrino Point-like and Extended Sources in the Southern Sky |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2020 |
Publication |
Astrophysical Journal |
Abbreviated Journal |
Astrophys. J. |
Volume |
892 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
92 - 12pp |
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A search for point-like and extended sources of cosmic neutrinos using data collected by the ANTARES and IceCube neutrino telescopes is presented. The data set consists of all the track-like and shower-like events pointing in the direction of the Southern Sky included in the nine-year ANTARES point-source analysis, combined with the throughgoing track-like events used in the seven-year IceCube point-source search. The advantageous field of view of ANTARES and the large size of IceCube are exploited to improve the sensitivity in the Southern Sky by a factor of similar to 2 compared to both individual analyses. In this work, the Southern Sky is scanned for possible excesses of spatial clustering, and the positions of preselected candidate sources are investigated. In addition, special focus is given to the region around the Galactic Center, whereby a dedicated search at the location of SgrA* is performed, and to the location of the supernova remnant RXJ 1713.7-3946. No significant evidence for cosmic neutrino sources is found, and upper limits on the flux from the various searches are presented. |
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[Albert, A.; Drouhin, D.; Ruiz, R. Gracia; Organokov, M.; Pradier, T.] Univ Strasbourg, CNRS, IPHC, UMR 7178, F-67000 Strasbourg, France |
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0004-637x |
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WOS:000570144200001 |
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no |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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4532 |
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ANTARES Collaboration (Adrian-Martinez, S. et al); Barrios-Marti, J.; Gomez-Gonzalez, J.P.; Hernandez-Rey, J.J.; Lambard, G.; Mangano, S.; Sanchez-Losa, A.; Yepes, H.; Zornoza, J.D.; Zuñiga, J. |
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Searches for Point-like and extended neutrino sources close to the Galactic Centre using the ANTARES neutrino Telescope |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2014 |
Publication |
Astrophysical Journal Letters |
Abbreviated Journal |
Astrophys. J. Lett. |
Volume |
786 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
L5 - 5pp |
Keywords |
astroparticle physics; Galaxy: center; neutrinos |
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A search for cosmic neutrino sources using six years of data collected by the ANTARES neutrino telescope has been performed. Clusters of muon neutrinos over the expected atmospheric background have been looked for. No clear signal has been found. The most signal-like accumulation of events is located at equatorial coordinates R.A. = -46 degrees.8 and decl. = -64 degrees.9 and corresponds to a 2.2 sigma background fluctuation. In addition, upper limits on the flux normalization of an E-2 muon neutrino energy spectrum have been set for 50 pre-selected astrophysical objects. Finally, motivated by an accumulation of seven events relatively close to the Galactic Center in the recently reported neutrino sample of the IceCube telescope, a search for point sources in a broad region around this accumulation has been carried out. No indication of a neutrino signal has been found in the ANTARES data and upper limits on the flux normalization of an E-2 energy spectrum of neutrinos from point sources in that region have been set. The 90% confidence level upper limits on the muon neutrino flux normalization vary between 3.5 and 5.1 x 10(-8) GeV cm(-2) s(-1), depending on the exact location of the source. |
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[Adrian-Martinez, S.; Ardid, M.; Bou-Cabo, M.; Felis, I.; Herrero, A.; Martinez-Mora, J. A.; Saldana, M.] Univ Politecn Valencia, Inst Invest Gesti Integrada Zones Costanere IGIC, E-46730 Gandia, Spain |
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2041-8205 |
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WOS:000334929600005 |
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no |
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Call Number |
IFIC @ pastor @ |
Serial |
1767 |
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