Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
3-23-2017
Abstract
We present a combined fit of a simple astrophysical model of UHECR sources to both the energy spectrum and mass composition data measured by the Pierre Auger Observatory. The fit has been performed for energies above 5 EeV, i.e. the region of the all-particle spectrum above the so-called "ankle"' feature. The astrophysical model we adopted consists of identical sources uniformly distributed in a comoving volume, where nuclei are accelerated with a rigidity-dependent mechanism. The fit results suggest sources characterized by relatively low maximum injection energies and hard spectral indices. The impact of various systematic uncertainties on the above result is discussed.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
EPJ Web of Conferences
Recommended Citation
Di Matteo, A., Aab, A., Abreu, P., Aglietta, M., Ahn, E., Al Samarai, I., Albuquerque, I., Allekotte, I., Allison, P., Almela, A., Alvarez Castillo, J., Alvarez-Muñiz, J., Ambrosio, M., Anastasi, G., Anchordoqui, L., Andrada, B., Andringa, S., Aramo, C., Arqueros, F., Arsene, N., Asorey, H., Assis, P., Aublin, J., Avila, G., Badescu, A., Balaceanu, A., Baus, C., Beatty, J., Becker, K., Bellido, J., Berat, C., Bertaina, M., & Bertou, X. (2017). Astrophysical interpretation of Pierre Auger Observatory measurements of the UHECR energy spectrum and mass composition. EPJ Web of Conferences, 136 https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201713602002