An Upper Limit on the Strength of the Extragalactic Magnetic Field from Ultra-high-energy Cosmic-Ray Anisotropy

If ultra-high-energy cosmic rays originate from extragalactic sources, the offsets of their arrival directions from these sources imply an upper limit on the strength of the extragalactic magnetic field (EGMF). The Pierre Auger Collaboration has recently reported that anisotropy in the arrival direc...

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Published in:The Astrophysical journal 2018-07, Vol.861 (1), p.3
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