Published 1975
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The arrival directions of cosmic rays of energy > 5 x 1018 eV
Creators
- 1. Sydney Univ. (Australia). School of Physics
Description
We analyse the arrival directions of air showers falling on the Sydney University Giant Air Shower Recorder from January 1968 to March 1975. The showers are selected to have zenith angles < 600 and energies > 5 x 1018 eV (Sydney conversion). Using the method of analysis suggested by Krasilnikov et al, the probability that the distribution for -300 > delta >= -900 is due to chance selection for a random distribution is 23% for showers with Ep > 5 x 1018 eV, 4% for Ep > 1019 eV and 0.7% for Ep > 3 x 1019 eV. (orig./BJ)
Abstract (German)
Es werden die Einfallrichtungen von Luftschauern, die von Januar 1968 bis Maerz 1975 auf den 'Giant Air Shower Recorder' der Universitaet Sidney trafen, analysiert. Es werden Schauer mit Zenith-Winkeln < 600 und Energien > 5 x 1018 eV (Sydney Conversion) ausgewaehlt. Unter Benutzung der von Krasilnikov et al. vorgeschlagenen Methode ergibt sich die Wahrscheinlichkeit dafuer, dass die Verteilung fuer -300 > delta >= -900 auf Zufallsauswahl einer willkuerlichen Verteilung beruht zu 23% fuer Schauer mit Ep > 5 x 1018 eV, 45% fuer Ep > 1019 eV und 0,7% fuer Ep > 3 x 1019 eV. (orig./BJ)Additional details
Publishing Information
- Imprint Title
- 14th international cosmic ray conference. Conference papers. Vol. 2
- Imprint Pagination
- p. 606-611.
- Report number
- AED-Conf--75-696-000
Conference
- Title
- 14. international cosmic ray conference.
- Dates
- 15 Aug 1975.
- Place
- Garching/Muenchen, Germany, F.R.
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Germany
- Country of Input or Organization
- Germany
- INIS RN
- 8304582
- Subject category
- S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference, Non-conventional Literature
- Descriptors DEI
- ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION; ANISOTROPY; COORDINATES; EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWERS; FOURIER ANALYSIS; PRIMARY COSMIC RADIATION; TRANS TEV RANGE
- Descriptors DEC
- COSMIC RADIATION; COSMIC SHOWERS; DISTRIBUTION; ENERGY RANGE; IONIZING RADIATIONS; RADIATIONS; SECONDARY COSMIC RADIATION; SHOWERS
Optional Information
- Notes
- 1 fig.; 1 tab.; 8 refs. Available from ZAED.