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We present the results of searches for dipolar-type anisotropies in different energy ranges above 2.5 × 10 17 eV with the surface detector array of the Pierre Auger Observatory, reporting on both the phase and the amplitude measurements of the first harmonic modulation in the right-ascension distribution. Upper limits on the amplitudes are obtained, which provide the most stringent bounds at present, being below 2% at 99% C.L. for EeV energies. We also compare our results to those of previous experiments as well as with some theoretical expectations. © 2011 Published by Elsevier B.V.

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Documento: Artículo
Título:Search for first harmonic modulation in the right ascension distribution of cosmic rays detected at the Pierre Auger Observatory
Autor:Multitudinario:470
Filiación:Centro Atómico Bariloche and Instituto Balseiro (CNEA- UNCuyo-CONICET), San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina
Centro Atómico Constituyentes, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Centro de Investigaciones en Láseres y Aplicaciones, CITEFA, CONICET, Argentina
Departamento de Física, FCEyN, Universidad de Buenos Aires y CONICET, Argentina
IFLP, Universidad Nacional de la Plata and CONICET, La Plata, Argentina
Instituto de Astronomía y Física Del Espacio (CONICET-UBA), Buenos Aires, Argentina
National Technological University, Faculty Mendoza (CONICET/CNEA), Mendoza, Argentina
Pierre Auger Southern Observatory, Malargüe, Argentina
Pierre Auger Southern Observatory and Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica, Malargüe, Argentina
University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Fisicas, Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brazil
Pontifícia Universidade Católica, Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brazil
Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto de Física, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto de Física, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Universidade Estadual de Campinas, IFGW, Campinas, SP, Brazil
Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Brazil
Universidade Estadual Do Sudoeste da Bahia, Vitoria da Conquista BA, Brazil
Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador BA, Brazil
Universidade Federal Do ABC, Santo André SP, Brazil
Universidade Federal Do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Física, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Universidade Federal Fluminense, Instituto de Fisica, Niterói, RJ, Brazil
Rudjer Bošković Institute, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Institute of Particle and Nuclear Physics, Prague, Czech Republic
Institute of Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
Palacky University, RCATM, Olomouc, Czech Republic
Institut de Physique Nucléaire d'Orsay (IPNO), Université Paris 11, CNRS-IN2P3, Orsay, France
Laboratoire AstroParticule et Cosmologie (APC), Université Paris 7, CNRS-IN2P3, Paris, France
Laboratoire de l'Accélérateur Linéaire (LAL), Université Paris 11, CNRS-IN2P3, Orsay, France
Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Energies (LPNHE), Universités Paris 6 et Paris 7, CNRS-IN2P3, Paris, France
Laboratoire de Physique Subatomique et de Cosmologie (LPSC), Université Joseph Fourier, CNRS-IN2P3, Grenoble, France
SUBATECH, CNRS-IN2P3, Nantes, France
Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Campus North, Institut für Kernphysik, Karlsruhe, Germany
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Campus North, Institut für Prozessdatenverarbeitung und Elektronik, Karlsruhe, Germany
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Campus South, Institut für Experimentelle Kernphysik (IEKP), Karlsruhe, Germany
Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie, Bonn, Germany
RWTH Aachen University, III. Physikalisches Institut A, Aachen, Germany
Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Universität Siegen, Siegen, Germany
Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Universit and INFN, Genova, Italy
Universit dell'Aquila and INFN, L'Aquila, Italy
Universit di Milano and Sezione INFN, Milan, Italy
Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Universit Del Salento and Sezione INFN, Lecce, Italy
Universit di Napoli Federico II, Sezione INFN, Napoli, Italy
Universit di Roma II Tor Vergata, Sezione INFN, Roma, Italy
Universit di Catania, Sezione INFN, Catania, Italy
Universit di Torino and Sezione INFN, Torino, Italy
Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'Innovazione dell'Universit Del Salento and Sezione, INFN, Lecce, Italy
Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica di Palermo (INAF), Palermo, Italy
Istituto di Fisica Dello Spazio Interplanetario (INAF), Universit di Torino and Sezione INFN, Torino, Italy
INFN, Laboratori Nazionali Del Gran Sasso, Assergi (L'Aquila), Italy
Universit di Palermo, Sezione INFN, Catania, Italy
Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados Del IPN (CINVESTAV), México D.F., Mexico
Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo, Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico D.F., Mexico
IMAPP, Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Kernfysisch Versneller Instituut, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
NIKHEF, Amsterdam, Netherlands
ASTRON, Dwingeloo, Netherlands
Institute of Nuclear Physics PAN, Krakow, Poland
University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
LIP, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisboa, Portugal
J. Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Laboratory for Astroparticle Physics, University of Nova Gorica, Slovenia
Instituto de Física Corpuscular, CSIC, Universitat de Valncia, Valencia, Spain
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Universidad de Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
Universidad de Granada, C.A.F.P.E., Granada, Spain
Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, United Kingdom
Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, United States
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States
Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, United States
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States
Colorado State University, Pueblo, CO, United States
Fermilab, Batavia, IL, United States
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, United States
Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, United States
New York University, New York, NY, United States
Northeastern University, Boston, MA, United States
Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States
Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA, United States
University of Chicago, Enrico Fermi Institute, Chicago, IL, United States
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, United States
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, United States
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, United States
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States
Institute for Nuclear Science and Technology (INST), Hanoi, Viet Nam
Palabras clave:Large scale anisotropies; Pierre Auger Observatory; Ultra-high energy cosmic rays; Anisotropy; Augers; Cosmology; Modulation; Observatories; Amplitude measurements; Energy ranges; First harmonic; Large scale anisotropy; Pierre Auger observatory; Right ascensions; Surface detectors; Ultra high-energy cosmic rays; Cosmic rays
Año:2011
Volumen:34
Número:8
Página de inicio:627
Página de fin:639
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2010.12.007
Título revista:Astroparticle Physics
Título revista abreviado:Astropart. Phys.
ISSN:09276505
CODEN:APHYE
Registro:https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_09276505_v34_n8_p627_Multitudinario

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(2011) . Search for first harmonic modulation in the right ascension distribution of cosmic rays detected at the Pierre Auger Observatory. Astroparticle Physics, 34(8), 627-639.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2010.12.007
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Multitudinario:470. "Search for first harmonic modulation in the right ascension distribution of cosmic rays detected at the Pierre Auger Observatory" . Astroparticle Physics 34, no. 8 (2011) : 627-639.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2010.12.007
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Multitudinario:470. "Search for first harmonic modulation in the right ascension distribution of cosmic rays detected at the Pierre Auger Observatory" . Astroparticle Physics, vol. 34, no. 8, 2011, pp. 627-639.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2010.12.007
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Multitudinario:470. Search for first harmonic modulation in the right ascension distribution of cosmic rays detected at the Pierre Auger Observatory. Astropart. Phys. 2011;34(8):627-639.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2010.12.007