@article{257d283e14c74db7a9759b4d2a88c106,
title = "Search for patterns by combining cosmic-ray energy and arrival directions at the Pierre Auger Observatory",
abstract = "Energy-dependent patterns in the arrival directions of cosmic rays are searched for using data of the Pierre Auger Observatory. We investigate local regions around the highest-energy cosmic rays with E ≥ 6×1019 eV by analyzing cosmic rays with energies above E ≥ 5×1018 eV arriving within an angular separation of approximately 15∘. We characterize the energy distributions inside these regions by two independent methods, one searching for angular dependence of energy-energy correlations and one searching for collimation of energy along the local system of principal axes of the energy distribution. No significant patterns are found with this analysis. The comparison of these measurements with astrophysical scenarios can therefore be used to obtain constraints on related model parameters such as strength of cosmic-ray deflection and density of point sources.",
author = "{The Pierre Auger Collaboration} and A. Aab and P. Abreu and M. Aglietta and Ahn, {E. J.} and Samarai, {I. Al} and Albuquerque, {I. F.M.} and I. Allekotte and J. Allen and P. Allison and A. Almela and Castillo, {J. Alvarez} and J. Alvarez-Mu{\~n}iz and Batista, {R. Alves} and M. Ambrosio and A. Aminaei and L. Anchordoqui and S. Andringa and C. Aramo and Aranda, {V. M.} and F. Arqueros and H. Asorey and P. Assis and J. Aublin and M. Ave and M. Avenier and G. Avila and N. Awal and Badescu, {A. M.} and Barber, {K. B.} and J. B{\"a}uml and C. Baus and Beatty, {J. J.} and Becker, {K. H.} and Bellido, {J. A.} and C. Berat and Bertaina, {M. E.} and X. Bertou and Biermann, {P. L.} and P. Billoir and S. Blaess and M. Blanco and C. Bleve and H. Bl{\"u}mer and M. Boh{\'a}{\v c}ov{\'a} and D. Boncioli and C. Bonifazi and R. Bonino and N. Borodai and J. Brack and Vliet, {A. van}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2015, The Author(s).",
year = "2015",
month = jun,
day = "23",
doi = "10.1140/epjc/s10052-015-3471-0",
language = "British English",
volume = "75",
journal = "European Physical Journal C",
issn = "1434-6044",
publisher = "Springer Nature",
number = "6",
}