1. Search for Cosmic-Ray Electron and Positron Anisotropies with Seven Years of Fermi Large Area Telescope Data
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Abdollahi, S., Ackermann, Markus, Bonino, R., Bottacini, E., Brandt, T. J., Bruel, P., Buson, S., Caragiulo, M., Cavazzuti, E., Chekhtman, A., Ciprini, S., Costanza, Francesco, Ajello, M., Cuoco, A., Cutini, S., D’Ammando, F., de Palma, F., Desiante, R., Digel, S. W., Di Lalla, N., Di Mauro, M., Di Venere, L., Donaggio, B., Albert, A., Drell, P. S., Favuzzi, C., Focke, W. B., Fukazawa, Y., Funk, S., Fusco, P., Gargano, F., Gasparrini, D., Giglietto, N., Giordano, F., Atwood, W. B., Giroletti, M., Green, D., Guiriec, S., Harding, A. K., Jogler, T., Jóhannesson, G., Kamae, T., Kuss, M., Larsson, S., Latronico, L., Baldini, L., Li, J., Longo, F., Loparco, F., Lubrano, P., Magill, J. D., Malyshev, D., Manfreda, A., Mazziotta, M. N., Meehan, M., Michelson, P. F., Barbiellini, G., Mitthumsiri, W., Mizuno, T., Moiseev, A. A., Monzani, M. E., Morselli, A., Negro, M., Nuss, E., Ohsugi, T., Omodei, N., Paneque, D., Bellazzini, R., Perkins, J. S., Pesce-Rollins, M., Piron, F., Pivato, G., Principe, G., Rainò, S., Rando, R., Razzano, M., Reimer, A., Reimer, O., Bissaldi, E., Sgrò, C., Simone, D., Siskind, E. J., Spada, F., Spandre, G., Spinelli, P., Strong, A. W., Tajima, H., Thayer, J. B., Torres, D. F., Bloom, E. D., Troja, E., Vandenbroucke, J., Zaharijas, G., Zimmer, S., Fermi-LAT Collaboration, Laboratoire Leprince-Ringuet (LLR), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-École polytechnique (X)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire Univers et Particules de Montpellier (LUPM), Université de Montpellier (UM)-Université Montpellier 2 - Sciences et Techniques (UM2)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Fermi-LAT, Laboratoire Leprince-Ringuet ( LLR ), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS ( IN2P3 ) -École polytechnique ( X ) -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ( CNRS ), Laboratoire Univers et Particules de Montpellier ( LUPM ), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ( CNRS ) -Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS ( IN2P3 ) -Université Montpellier 2 - Sciences et Techniques ( UM2 ) -Université de Montpellier ( UM ), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-École polytechnique (X)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3), Université Montpellier 2 - Sciences et Techniques (UM2)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Abdollahi S, Ackermann M, Ajello M, Albert A, Atwood WB, Baldini L, Barbiellini G, Bellazzini R, Bissaldi E, Bloom ED, Bonino R, Bottacini E, Brandt TJ, Bruel P, Buson S, Caragiulo M, Cavazzuti E, Chekhtman A, Ciprini S, Costanza F, Cuoco A, Cutini S, DAmmando F, De Palma F, Desiante R, Digel SW, Di Lalla N, Di Mauro M, Di Venere L, Donaggio B, Drell PS, Favuzzi C, Focke WB, Fukazawa Y, Funk S, Fusco P, Gargano F, Gasparrini D, Giglietto N, Giordano F, Giroletti M, Green D, Guiriec S, Harding AK, Jogler T, Jóhannesson G, Kamae T, Kuss M, Larsson S, Latronico L, Li J, Longo F, Loparco F, Lubrano P, Magill JD, Malyshev D, Manfreda A, Mazziotta MN, Meehan M, Michelson PF, Mitthumsiri W, Mizuno T, Moiseev AA, Monzani ME, Morselli A, Negro M, Nuss E, Ohsugi T, Omodei N, Paneque D, Perkins JS, Pesce-Rollins M, Piron F, Pivato G, Principe G, Rainò S, Rando R, Razzano M, Reimer A, Reimer O, Sgrò C, Simone D, Siskind EJ, Spada F, Spandre G, Spinelli P, Strong AW, Tajima H, Thayer JB, Torres DF, Troja E, Vandenbroucke J, Zaharijas G, Zimmer S, Abdollahi, S, Ackermann, M., Ajello, M., Albert, A., Atwood, W. B., Baldini, L., Barbiellini, G., Bellazzini, R., Bissaldi, E., Bloom, E. D., Bonino, R., Bottacini, E., Brandt, T. J., Bruel, P., Buson, S., Caragiulo, M., Cavazzuti, E., Chekhtman, A., Ciprini, S., Costanza, F., Cuoco, A., Cutini, S., D'Ammando, F., De Palma, F., Desiante, R., Digel, S. W., Di Lalla, N., Di Mauro, M., Di Venere, L., Donaggio, B., Drell, P. S., Favuzzi, C., Focke, W. B., Fukazawa, Y., Funk, S., Fusco, P., Gargano, F., Gasparrini, D., Giglietto, N., Giordano, F., Giroletti, M., Green, D., Guiriec, S., Harding, A. K., Jogler, T., Jóhannesson, G., Kamae, T., Kuss, M., Larsson, S., Latronico, L., Li, J., Longo, Francesco, Loparco, F., Lubrano, P., Magill, J. D., Malyshev, D., Manfreda, A., Mazziotta, M. N., Meehan, M., Michelson, P. F., Mitthumsiri, W., Mizuno, T., Moiseev, A. A., Monzani, M. E., Morselli, A., Negro, M., Nuss, E., Ohsugi, T., Omodei, N., Paneque, D., Perkins, J. S., Pesce Rollins, M., Piron, F., Pivato, G., Principe, G., Rainò, S., Rando, R., Razzano, M., Reimer, A., Reimer, O., Sgrò, C., Simone, D., Siskind, E. J., Spada, F., Spandre, G., Spinelli, P., Strong, A. W., Tajima, H., Thayer, J. B., Torres, D. F., Troja, E., Vandenbroucke, J., Zaharijas, G., and Zimmer, S. more...
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[ PHYS.ASTR ] Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph] ,Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,General Physics and Astronomy ,Cosmic ray ,Electrons ,Astrophysics ,Electron ,7. Clean energy ,01 natural sciences ,GLAST ,law.invention ,Physics and Astronomy ,Cosmic rays ,Anisotropy ,Telescope ,Physics and Astronomy (all) ,Positron ,Spitzer Space Telescope ,law ,0103 physical sciences ,ddc:550 ,010303 astronomy & astrophysics ,Physics ,potential: anisotropy ,010308 nuclear & particles physics ,electron: cosmic radiation ,Astronomy ,Dipole anisotropy ,Dipole ,anisotropy: dipole ,positron ,Cosmic-Ray Electron and Positron Anisotropies, Fermi-LAT ,Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,[PHYS.ASTR]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph] ,upper limit ,signature ,Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope - Abstract
Physical review letters 118(9), 091103(2017). doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.118.091103, The Large Area Telescope on board the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has collected the largest ever sample of high-energy cosmic-ray electron and positron events since the beginning of its operation. Potential anisotropies in the arrival directions of cosmic-ray electrons or positrons could be a signature of the presence of nearby sources. We use almost seven years of data with energies above 42 GeV processed with the Pass 8 reconstruction. The present data sample can probe dipole anisotropies down to a level of 10$^{−3}$. We take into account systematic effects that could mimic true anisotropies at this level. We present a detailed study of the event selection optimization of the cosmic-ray electrons and positrons to be used for anisotropy searches. Since no significant anisotropies have been detected on any angular scale, we present upper limits on the dipole anisotropy. The present constraints are among the strongest to date probing the presence of nearby young and middle-aged sources., Published by APS, College Park, Md. more...
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