Cross-correlation between UHECR arrival distribution and large-scale structure

Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 2009, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Takami, Hajime ^a   Nishimichi, Takahiro ^a   Yahata, Kazuhiro ^a   Sato, Katsuhiko ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b MEISEI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Superclusters and voids; Ultra high energy cosmic rays

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350733752     PISSN: 14757516     EISSN: 14757516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1475-7516/2009/06/031     Document Type: Article

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