On the cross-correlation between the arrival direction of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays BL Lacertae objects, and EGRETt detections: A new way to identify EGRET sources?

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 595, Issue 1 II, 2003, Pages

  Torres, Diego F ^a   Reucroft, Stephen ^b   Reimer, Olaf ^c   Anchordoqui, Luis A ^b  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bl lacertae objects: general; Cosmic rays; Gamma rays: observations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141526072     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/379006     Document Type: Article

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