Investigation of Cosmic-Ray Sources with Gamma-Ray Initiated Showers
Uryson, A. V.
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A new method of investigating ultra-high energy cosmic ray sources is suggested. The method is based on analysis of gamma-ray emission that is generated in extragalactic space when ultra-high energy cosmic particles interact with cosmic background. We have found that intensity of the gamma-ray emission depends on characteristics of cosmic ray sources, specifically on their remoteness and initial particle energy spectra. In the Earth atmosphere cosmic rays initiate air showers, therefore selecting quanta-initiated showers (and excluding those from the galactic plane, gamma-ray sources, etc.) we can obtain above mentioned source characteristics. We derive that the number of quanta-initiated showers is 0 or 3x1000 depending on source parameters, typical statistics of showers registered at 10¹4 eV being of 10⁸. The difference is large enough to use this method for studying ultra-high energy cosmic ray sources.
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