Speaker
Mr
Peter Denton
(Vanderbilt University)
Description
The two main advantages of space-based observation of extreme-energy (>~10^19 eV) cosmic-rays (EECRs) over ground-based observatories are the increased field of view and the all-sky coverage with nearly uniform systematics. The former guarantees increased statistics whereas the latter enables a partitioning of the sky into spherical harmonics. We have begun an investigation, using the spherical harmonic technique, of the reach of JEM-EUSO into potential anisotropies in the extreme-energy cosmic-ray sky-map for several different source models. The technique is explained here, and first results are presented. The discovery of anisotropies would help to identify the long-sought origin of EECRs.
Primary authors
Prof.
Luis Anchordoqui
(University of Wisconsin Milwaukee)
Mr
Peter Denton
(Vanderbilt University)
thomas weiler
(vanderbilt university)
Co-authors
Prof.
Andreas Berlind
(Vanderbilt University)
Mr
Matthew Richardson
(Vanderbilt University)
