Assuming pure iron cosmic rays above 40 EeV, the paper derives constant Xmax scale shifts for QGSJet II-04 and Sibyll 2.3d, yielding a consistent mass-composition model for Auger data.
Modification of the Dipole in Arrival Directions of Ultra-high-energy Cosmic Rays due to the Galactic Magnetic Field
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The direction and magnitude of the dipole anisotropy of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays with energies above 8 EeV observed by the Pierre Auger Observatory indicate their extragalactic origin. The observed dipole on Earth does not necessarily need to correspond to the anisotropy of the extragalactic cosmic-ray flux due to the effects of propagation in the Galactic magnetic field. We estimate the size of these effects via numerical simulations using the CRPropa 3 package. The Jansson-Farrar and Terral-Ferri\`ere models of the Galactic magnetic field are used to propagate particles from the edge of the Galaxy to an observer on Earth. We identify allowed directions and amplitudes of the dipole outside the Galaxy that are compatible with the measured features of the dipole on Earth for various mass composition scenarios at the 68% and 95% confidence level.
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Consequences of a Heavy-Metal Scenario of Ultra-High-Energy Cosmic Rays
Assuming pure iron cosmic rays above 40 EeV, the paper derives constant Xmax scale shifts for QGSJet II-04 and Sibyll 2.3d, yielding a consistent mass-composition model for Auger data.