Propagation delays of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays in extragalactic magnetic fields can match or exceed AGN duty cycles, weakening the link between detected cosmic rays and their long-lived sources.
Cosmic-Ray Anisotropy from Large Scale Structure and the effect of magnetic horizons
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Motivated by the ~7 % dipole anisotropy in the distribution of ultra-high energy cosmic-rays (UHECRs) above 8 EeV, we explore the anisotropy induced by the large scale structure, using constrained simulations of the local Universe and taking into account the effect of magnetic fields. The value of the intergalactic magnetic field (IGMF) is critical as it determines the UHECR cosmic horizon. We calculate the UHECR sky maps for different values of the IGMF variance and show the effect of the UHECR horizon on the observed anisotropy. The footprint of the local ($\lesssim350$ Mpc) Universe on the UHECR background, a small angular scale enhancement in the Northern Hemisphere, is seen. At 11.5 EeV (the median value of the energy bin at which the dipole has been reported), the LSS-induced dipole amplitude is $A_1\sim10\%$, for IGMF in the range [0.3-3] nG for protons, helium and nitrogen, compatible with the rms value derived from the cosmic power spectrum. However at these energies the UHECRs are also influenced by the Galactic Magnetic Field (GMF) and we discuss its effect on the LSS-induced anisotropy.
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Revisiting Propagation Delays of Ultra-High-Energy Cosmic Rays from Long-lived Sources
Propagation delays of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays in extragalactic magnetic fields can match or exceed AGN duty cycles, weakening the link between detected cosmic rays and their long-lived sources.