INVESTIGADORES
PLATINO Manuel
artículos
Título:
Measurement of the cosmic ray spectrum above 4×10^18 eV using inclined events detected with the Pierre Auger Observatory
Autor/es:
THE PIERRE AUGER COLLABORATION (VER M. PLATINO EN PUBLICACIÓN); MANUEL PLATINO
Revista:
JOURNAL OF COSMOLOGY AND ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS
Editorial:
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
Referencias:
Lugar: Londres; Año: 2015 vol. 08
ISSN:
1475-7516
Resumen:
A measurement of the cosmic-ray spectrum for energies exceeding 4*10^18 eV is presented, which is based on the analysis of showers with zenith angles greater than 60º detected with the Pierre Auger Observatory between 1 January 2004 and 31 December 2013. The measured spectrum confirms a flux suppression at the highest energies. Above 5.3*10^18 eV, the "ankle", the flux can be described by a power law E^-lambda with index lambda = 2.70 ± 0.02 (stat) ± 0.1 (sys) followed by a smooth suppression region. For the energy (Es) at which the spectral flux has fallen to one-half of its extrapolated value in the absence of suppression, we find Es = (5.12 ± 0.25 (stat)+1.0 -1.2 (sys))*10^19 eV.
