BL Lacertae are probable sources of the observed ultrahigh energy cosmic rays
- 1 November 2001
- journal article
- Published by Pleiades Publishing Ltd in JETP Letters
- Vol. 74 (9) , 445-448
- https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1434282
Abstract
We calculate an angular correlation function between ultrahigh energy cosmic rays (UHECR), observed by Yakutsk and AGASA experiments, and the most powerful BL Lacertae objects. We find significant correlations with the probability of statistical fluctuation less than 10−4, including penalty for selecting the subset of the brightest BL Lacs. We conclude that some of the BL Lacs are sources of the observed UHECR and present a list of the most probable candidates.Keywords
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