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We present the results of simulations of the ultra-high energy cosmic ray (UHECR) propagation in the Galactic magnetic field (GMF). Different assumptions on the large-scale GMF structure and/or primary particle lead to distinctly different…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2009-12-08 S. Vorobiov , M. Hussain , D. Veberič

The propagation trajectories of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) are inevitably affected by Galactic magnetic field (GMF). Because of the inevitability, the importance of the studies of the propagation in GMF have increased to…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-27 Hajime Takami

Since ultra-high-energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) are electrically charged particles, they are deflected by magnetic fields. Those magnetic fields can act as lenses, altering their trajectories and (de)magnifying their apparent source images.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-09-24 Danelise de Oliveira Franco , Günter Sigl

We consider the effects of the Galactic magnetic field on the propagation of ultra high energy cosmic rays (UHECRs). By employing two methods of trajectory simulation, we investigate the possibility that UHECRs are produced within the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Sean O'Neill , Angela V. Olinto , Pasquale Blasi

Recent analyses from the Pierre Auger Collaboration suggest correlations between the arrival directions of Ultra-High-Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECRs) and catalogs of starburst galaxies (SGBs) and jetted active galactic nuclei (AGNs). We revisit…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-12-15 Ala'a AL-Zetoun , Arjen van Vliet , Andrew M. Taylor , Walter Winter

The puzzle of ultra-high energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) still remains unresolved. With the progress in preparation of next generation experiments (AUGER, EUSO, OWL) grows also the importance of directional analysis of existing and future…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Michael Prouza , Radomir Smida

Ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) experience deflections as they traverse the Galactic magnetic field (GMF), which must be accounted for when tracing them back to their sources. After briefly summarizing our results on uncertainties in…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-03-04 Michael Unger , Glennys R. Farrar

We study the influence of the regular component of the Galactic magnetic field (GMF) on the arrival directions of ultra-high energy cosmic rays (UHECRs). We find that, if the angular resolution of current experiments has to be fully…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 M. Kachelriess , P. D. Serpico , M. Teshima

Active galactic nuclei (AGN) are considered as one of the most appropriate sources of cosmic rays with energy exceeding $\sim 10^{18}$ eV. Virgo A (M87 or NGC 4486) is the second closest to the Milky Way active galaxy. According to existing…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-02-05 Oleh Kobzar , Olexandr Sushchov , Bohdan Hnatyk , Volodymyr Marchenko

The origin and composition of Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Ray Events (UHECRs) are under debate. Here we improve constraints on the source population(s) and compositions of UHECRs by accounting for UHECR deflections within existing Galactic…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-14 Neil M. Nagar , Javier Matulich

The detection of high-energy astrophysical multimessengers establishes a connection between ultra-high-energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) and powerful cosmic accelerators. Interactions of UHECRs with radiation fields and interstellar matter…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-11-14 Rodrigo Sasse , Rubens Costa , Adriel G. B Mocellin , Carlos H. Coimbra Araújo , Rita de Cássia dos Anjos

In this work, we present detailed simulations for propagation of ultra-high energy (UHE) heavy nuclei, with E > 60 EeV, within recent Galactic Magnetic Field (GMF) models. We investigate the impacts of the regular and turbulent components…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-30 G. Giacinti , M. Kachelriess , D. V. Semikoz , G. Sigl

The origin, propagation, and mechanisms of acceleration of the ultra-high energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) are not yet well understood. Aiming for a better interpretation of the available experimental data, these data have to be confronted with…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2014-03-18 Rafael Alves Batista , Peter Schiffer , Guenter Sigl

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…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2014-11-20 Yun-Ying Jiang , L. G. Hou , J. L. Han , X. H. Sun , Wei Wang

We calculate the arrival direction distribution of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) with a new suite of models of the Galactic magnetic field (GMF), assuming sources follow the large-scale structure of the Universe. Compared to…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-11-06 Teresa Bister , Glennys R. Farrar , Michael Unger

The study of propagation of Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECR) is a key step in order to unveil the secret of their origin. Up to now it was considered only the influence of the galactic and the extragalactic magnetic fields. In this…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Pascal Chardonnet , Alvise Mattei

The surprising isotropy of the ultra-high-energy cosmic ray (UHECR) sky makes it difficult to identify their sources. Observables such as energy spectrum, mass composition and arrival directions are affected by interactions with background…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-06-12 Simone Rossoni , Günter Sigl

Ultrahigh energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) are believed to originate from astrophysical sources, which should trace the large scale structure (LSS) of the universe. On the other hand, the magnetic field in the intergalactic space (IGMF), which…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2009-06-29 Dongsu Ryu , Hyesung Kang , Santabrata Das

In this paper we review the extragalactic propagation of ultrahigh energy cosmic-rays (UHECR). We present the different energy loss processes of protons and nuclei, and their expected influence on energy evolution of the UHECR spectrum and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-03 Denis Allard

We revisit the time delay incurred during ultra-high energy cosmic ray (UHECR) propagation over cosmological distances and its potential impact on the correlation between UHECR directions of arrival and long-lived sources (i.e., with duty…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-07-08 Rostom Mbarek , Damiano Caprioli
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