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An Indication of anisotropy in arrival directions of ultra-high-energy cosmic r...
Pierre Auger collaboration (392 authors); Abreu, Pedro; Andringa, Sofia; Assis, Pedro; Barreira Luz, Ricardo Jorge; Blanco, Alberto; Cazon, LorenzoA new analysis of the data set from the Pierre Auger Observatory provides evidence for anisotropy in the arrival directions of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays on an intermediate angular scale, which is indicative of excess arrivals from strong, nearby sources. The data consist of 5514 events above with zenith angles up to 80° recorded before 2017 April 30. Sky models have been created for two distinct populations...
Calibration of the logarithmic-periodic dipole antenna (LPDA) radio stations at...
Pierre Auger collaboration (404 authors); Abreu, Pedro; Andringa, Sofia; Assis, Pedro; Barreira Luz, Ricardo Jorge; Blanco, Alberto; Cazon, LorenzoAn in-situ calibration of a logarithmic periodic dipole antenna with a frequency coverage of 30 MHz to 80 MHz is performed. Such antennas are part of a radio station system used for detection of cosmic ray induced air showers at the Engineering Radio Array of the Pierre Auger Observatory, the so-called Auger Engineering Radio Array (AERA) . The directional and frequency characteristics of the broadband antenna ...
Inferences on mass composition and tests of hadronic interactions from 0.3 to 1...
Pierre Auger collaboration (405 authors); Abreu, Pedro; Andringa, Sofia; Assis, Pedro; Barreira Luz, Ricardo Jorge; Blanco, Alberto; Cazon, LorenzoWe present a new method for probing the hadronic interaction models at ultra-high energy and extracting details about mass composition. This is done using the time profiles of the signals recorded with the water-Cherenkov detectors of the Pierre Auger Observatory. The profiles arise from a mix of the muon and electromagnetic components of air-showers. Using the risetimes of the recorded signals we define a new ...
Multi-resolution anisotropy studies of ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays detected at...
Pierre Auger collaboration (402 authors); Abreu, Pedro; Andringa, Sofia; Assis, Pedro; Barreira Luz, Ricardo Jorge; Blanco, Alberto; Cazon, LorenzoWe report a multi-resolution search for anisotropies in the arrival directions of cosmic rays detected at the Pierre Auger Observatory with local zenith angles up to 80(o) and energies in excess of 4 EeV (4 × 10(18) eV). This search is conducted by measuring the angular power spectrum and performing a needlet wavelet analysis in two independent energy ranges. Both analyses are complementary since the angular po...
Search for photons with energies above 10$^{18}$ eV using the hybrid detector o...
Pierre Auger collaboration (399 authors); Abreu, Pedro; Andringa, Sofia; Assis, Pedro; Barreira Luz, Ricardo Jorge; Blanco, Alberto; Cazon, LorenzoA search for ultra-high energy photons with energies above 1 EeV is performed using nine years of data collected by the Pierre Auger Observatory in hybrid operation mode. An unprecedented separation power between photon and hadron primaries is achieved by combining measurements of the longitudinal air-shower development with the particle content at ground measured by the fluorescence and surface detectors, resp...
A targeted search for point sources of EeV photons with the Pierre Auger Observ...
Pierre Auger collaboration (399 authors); Abreu, Pedro; Andringa, Sofia; Assis, Pedro; Barreira Luz, Ricardo Jorge; Blanco, Alberto; Cazon, LorenzoSimultaneous measurements of air showers with the fluorescence and surface detectors of the Pierre Auger Observatory allow a sensitive search for EeV photon point sources. Several Galactic and extragalactic candidate objects are grouped in classes to reduce the statistical penalty of many trials from that of a blind search and are analyzed for a significant excess above the background expectation. The presented...
Impact of Atmospheric Effects on the Energy Reconstruction of Air Showers Obser...
Pierre Auger collaboration (410 authors); Abreu, Pedro; Andringa, Sofia; Assis, Pedro; Barreira Luz, Ricardo Jorge; Blanco, Alberto; Cazon, LorenzoAtmospheric conditions, such as the pressure (P), temperature (T) or air density ($\rho \propto P/T$), affect the development of extended air showers initiated by energetic cosmic rays. We study the impact of the atmospheric variations on the reconstruction of air showers with data from the arrays of surface detectors of the Pierre Auger Observatory, considering separately the one with detector spacings of 1500...
Spectral Calibration of the Fluorescence Telescopes of the Pierre Auger Observa...
Pierre Auger collaboration (404 authors); Abreu, Pedro; Andringa, Sofia; Assis, Pedro; Barreira Luz, Ricardo Jorge; Blanco, Alberto; Cazon, LorenzoWe present a novel method to measure precisely the relative spectral response of the fluorescence telescopes of the Pierre Auger Observatory. We used a portable light source based on a xenon flasher and a monochromator to measure the relative spectral efficiencies of eight telescopes in steps of 5 nm from 280 nm to 440 nm. Each point in a scan had approximately 2 nm FWHM out of the monochromator. Different sets...
Search for ultrarelativistic magnetic monopoles with the Pierre Auger Observatory
Pierre Auger collaboration (413 authors); Abreu, Pedro; Andringa, Sofia; Assis, Pedro; Barreira Luz, Ricardo Jorge; Blanco, Alberto; Cazon, LorenzoWe present a search for ultra-relativistic magnetic monopoles with the Pierre Auger Observatory. Such particles, possibly a relic of phase transitions in the early universe, would deposit a large amount of energy along their path through the atmosphere, comparable to that of ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays (UHECRs). The air shower profile of a magnetic monopole can be effectively distinguished by the fluorescence ...
Ultrahigh-Energy Neutrino Follow-Up of Gravitational Wave Events GW150914 and G...
Pierre Auger collaboration (412 authors); Abreu, Pedro; Andringa, Sofia; Assis, Pedro; Barreira Luz, Ricardo Jorge; Blanco, Alberto; Cazon, LorenzoOn September 14, 2015 the Advanced LIGO detectors observed their first gravitational wave (GW) transient GW150914. This was followed by a second GW event observed on December 26, 2015. Both events were inferred to have arisen from the merger of black holes in binary systems. Such a system may emit neutrinos if there are magnetic fields and disk debris remaining from the formation of the two black holes. With th...