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超高能宇宙射线来自活动星系核和费米$γ$射线源吗?

Do Ultrahigh Energy Cosmic Rays Come from Active Galactic Nuclei and Fermi $γ$-ray Sources?

Yun-Ying Jiang, L. G. Hou, J. L. Han, X. H. Sun, Wei Wang

摘要:

我们研究了俄歇、AGASA和雅库茨克观测到的高能宇宙射线(UHECR)与附近活动星系核(AGN)和$Fermi$源之间可能存在的相关性。我们考虑的偏转效应的银河系磁场(GMF)模型约束的最新测量。我们发现银河系磁场对UHECR的平均偏转角小于$4^\circ$。俄歇宇宙线事件和附近的活动星系核之间的相关性与$\sim 4σ$的显着性水平被发现的俄歇UHECR数据集与或不偏转校正。AGASA/雅库茨克事件与附近活动星系核之间没有相关性。当考虑由GMF模型计算的偏转时,发现Auger事件和$Fermi$源之间以及AGASA事件和$Fermi$活动星系核之间存在边缘相关。然而,雅库茨克数据和$Fermi$源之间没有发现相关性。一些$Fermi$源靠近俄歇、AGASA和雅库茨克探测到的UHECR事件的到达方向,其中大部分可能是偶然巧合,而不是附近宇宙中产生UHECR的物体。NGC 4945、ESO 323-G77、NGC 6951和Cen A等4个100 Mpc以内的$Fermi$源,在距其位置$3.1^{\circ}$以内都有UHECR事件,可能是宇宙线加速器。然而,只有在优选地在这些方向上检测到更多的UHECR时,才能确认关联。

英文摘要:

We study possible correlations between ultrahigh energy cosmic rays (UHECRs), observed by Auger, AGASA and Yakutsk, and nearby active galactic nuclei (AGNs) and $Fermi$ sources. We consider the deflection effects by a Galactic magnetic field (GMF) model constrained by the most updated measurements. We found that the average deflection angles of UHECRs by the Galactic magnetic fields are less than $4^\circ$. A correlation between the Auger cosmic-ray events and nearby AGNs with a significance level of $\sim 4σ$ was found for the Auger UHECR data sets with or without deflection correction. No correlation was found between the AGASA/Yakutsk events with nearby AGNs. Marginal correlations between the Auger events and the $Fermi$ sources, and between AGASA events and $Fermi$ AGNs were found when the deflections calculated by the GMF model were considered. However, no correlation was found between the Yakutsk data and $Fermi$ sources. Some $Fermi$ sources are close to the arrival directions of UHECR events detected by Auger, AGASA, and Yakutsk, most of which are probably chance coincidence rather than objects producing UHECRs in the nearby Universe. Four $Fermi$ sources, NGC 4945, ESO 323-G77, NGC 6951, and Cen A, within 100~Mpc have UHECR events within $3.1^{\circ}$ from their positions, which could potentially be cosmic ray accelerators. However, the association can only be confirmed if more UHECRs are preferably detected in these directions.

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