A Hybrid Monte Carlo Generator for Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays from their Sources to the Observer
Creators
- 1. III. Physikalisches Institut A, RWTH Aachen, Otto-Blumenthal-Straße, 52056 Aachen (Germany)
- 2. MPI für Astrophysik, PO Box 1317, 85741 Garching (Germany)
- 3. II. Institut für Theoretische Physik, Universität Hamburg, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg (Germany)
Description
To understand in detail cosmic magnetic fields and sources of Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECRs) we have developed a Monte Carlo simulation for galactic and extragalactic propagation. In our approach we identify three different propagation regimes for UHECRs, the Milky Way, the local universe out to 110 Mpc, and the distant universe. For deflections caused by the galactic magnetic field a lensing technique based on matrices is applied which are created from backtracking of antiparticles through galactic field models. Propagation in the local universe uses forward tracking through structured magnetic fields extracted from simulations of the large scale structure of the universe. UHECRs from distant sources are simulated using parameterized models. In this contribution we present the combination of all three simulation techniques by means of probability maps. The combined probability maps are used to generate a large number of UHECRs, and to create distributions from approximately realistic universe scenarios. Comparisons with physics analyses of UHECR measurements enable the development of new analysis techniques and help to constrain parameters of the underlying physics models like the source density and the magnetic field strength in the universe.
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/396/2/022036Additional details
Identifiers
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Physics. Conference Series (Online)
- Journal Volume
- 396
- Journal Issue
- 2
- Journal Page Range
- [5 p.]
- ISSN
- 1742-6596
Conference
- Title
- International conference on computing in high energy and nuclear physics 2012
- Acronym
- CHEP2012
- Dates
- 21-25 May 2012
- Place
- New York, NY (United States)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 44035645
- Subject category
- S97: MATHEMATICAL METHODS AND COMPUTING; S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- ANTIPARTICLES; ASTROPHYSICS; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; COMPUTER CALCULATIONS; COMPUTER NETWORKS; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; COSMIC RADIATION; COSMIC RAY PROPAGATION; COSMIC RAY SOURCES; INTERGALACTIC SPACE; INTERSTELLAR MAGNETIC FIELDS; MILKY WAY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PROBABILITY; UNIVERSE
- Descriptors DEC
- ANTIMATTER; CALCULATION METHODS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; EVALUATION; GALAXIES; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MATTER; PHYSICS; RADIATIONS; SIMULATION; SPACE