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Cosmic ray anisotropies at high energiesThe directional anisotropies of the energetic cosmic ray gas due to the relative motion between the observers frame and the one where the relativistic gas can be assumed isotropic is analyzed. The radiation fluxes formula in the former frame must follow as the Lorentz invariance of dp/E, where p, E are the 4-vector momentum-energy components; dp is the 3-volume element in the momentum space. The anisotropic flux shows in such a case an amplitude, in a rotating earth, smaller than the experimental measurements from say, EAS-arrays for primary particle energies larger than 1.E(14) eV. Further, it is shown that two consecutive Lorentz transformations among three inertial frames exhibit the violation of dp/E invariance between the first and the third systems of reference, due to the Wigner rotation. A discussion of this result in the context of the experimental anisotropic fluxes and its current interpretation is given.
Document ID
19860022046
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Martinic, N. J.
(La Paz Univ.)
Alarcon, A.
(La Paz Univ.)
Teran, F.
(La Paz Univ.)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
February 1, 1986
Publication Information
Publication: NASA. Goddard Space Flight Center Nineteenth International Cosmic Ray Conference. Conference Papers: Invited Rapporteur, Highlight, Miscellaneous, Volume 9
Subject Category
Space Radiation
Accession Number
86N31518
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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