A search for correlations of TeV gamma rays with ultra-high-energy cosmic rays

Authors :: Akerlof, C. W.
Biller, S.
Boyle, P.
Buckley, J.
Carter-Lewis, D. A.
Catanese, M.
Cawley, M. F.
Connaughton, V.
Fegan, D. J.
Finley, J.
Gaidos, J.
Hillas, A. M.
Krennrich, F.
Lamb, R. C.
Lessard, R.
McEnery, J.
Mohanty, G.
Porter, N. A.
Quinn, J.
Rodgers, A.
Rose, H. J.
Samuelson, F.
Schubnell, M. S.
Sembroski, G.
Srinivasan, R.
Weekes, T. C.
Zweerink, J.
Akerlof, C. W.
Biller, S.
Boyle, P.
Buckley, J.
Carter-Lewis, D. A.
Catanese, M.
Cawley, M. F.
Connaughton, V.
Fegan, D. J.
Finley, J.
Gaidos, J.
Hillas, A. M.
Krennrich, F.
Lamb, R. C.
Lessard, R.
McEnery, J.
Mohanty, G.
Porter, N. A.
Quinn, J.
Rodgers, A.
Rose, H. J.
Samuelson, F.
Schubnell, M. S.
Sembroski, G.
Srinivasan, R.
Weekes, T. C.
Zweerink, J.
Source :: Department of Physics and Astronomy Faculty Publications
Publication Year :: 2003
Abstract: A search was conducted for TeV gamma-rays emitted from the direction of the ultra-high-energy cosmic ray detected by the Fly's Eye experiment with energy E similar to 3 x 10(20) eV. No enhancement was found at a level of 10(-10)gamma cm(-2) s(-1) for E > 350 GeV. A steady source of ultra-high-energy cosmic ray protons or photons would be expected to produce a gamma-ray flux above this level. An upper limit was also set for the flux of TeV gamma-rays from 3C 147, the most prominent active galactic nucleus in the error box.

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