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arxiv: 2205.14864 · v1 · pith:UIVE26G7new · submitted 2022-05-30 · 🌌 astro-ph.HE

A search for photons with energies above 2{times}10¹⁷ eV using hybrid data from the low-energy extensions of the Pierre Auger Observatory

The Pierre Auger Collaboration: P. Abreu , M. Aglietta , J.M. Albury , I. Allekotte , K. Almeida Cheminant , A. Almela , J. Alvarez-Mu\~niz , R. Alves Batista
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J. Ammerman Yebra G.A. Anastasi L. Anchordoqui B. Andrada S. Andringa C. Aramo P.R. Ara\'ujo Ferreira E. Arnone J. C. Arteaga Vel\'azquez H. Asorey P. Assis G. Avila E. Avocone A.M. Badescu A. Bakalova A. Balaceanu F. Barbato J.A. Bellido C. Berat M.E. Bertaina G. Bhatta P.L. Biermann V. Binet K. Bismark T. Bister J. Biteau J. Blazek C. Bleve J. Bl\"umer M. Boh\'a\v{c}ov\'a D. Boncioli C. Bonifazi L. Bonneau Arbeletche N. Borodai A.M. Botti J. Brack T. Bretz P.G. Brichetto Orchera F.L. Briechle P. Buchholz A. Bueno S. Buitink M. Buscemi M. B\"usken K.S. Caballero-Mora L. Caccianiga F. Canfora I. Caracas R. Caruso A. Castellina F. Catalani G. Cataldi L. Cazon M. Cerda J.A. Chinellato J. Chudoba L. Chytka R.W. Clay A.C. Cobos Cerutti R. Colalillo A. Coleman M.R. Coluccia R. Concei\c{c}\~ao A. Condorelli G. Consolati F. Contreras F. Convenga D. Correia dos Santos C.E. Covault S. Dasso K. Daumiller B.R. Dawson J.A. Day R.M. de Almeida J. de Jes\'us S.J. de Jong J.R.T. de Mello Neto I. De Mitri J. de Oliveira D. de Oliveira Franco F. de Palma V. de Souza E. De Vito A. Del Popolo M. del R\'io O. Deligny L. Deval A. di Matteo M. Dobre C. Dobrigkeit J.C. D'Olivo L.M. Domingues Mendes R.C. dos Anjos M.T. Dova J. Ebr R. Engel I. Epicoco M. Erdmann C.O. Escobar A. Etchegoyen H. Falcke J. Farmer G. Farrar A.C. Fauth N. Fazzini F. Feldbusch F. Fenu B. Fick J.M. Figueira A. Filip\v{c}i\v{c} T. Fitoussi T. Fodran T. Fujii A. Fuster C. Galea C. Galelli B. Garc\'ia A.L. Garcia Vegas H. Gemmeke F. Gesualdi A. Gherghel-Lascu P.L. Ghia U. Giaccari M. Giammarchi J. Glombitza F. Gobbi F. Gollan G. Golup M. G\'omez Berisso P.F. G\'omez Vitale J.P. Gongora J.M. Gonz\'alez N. Gonz\'alez I. Goos D. G\'ora A. Gorgi M. Gottowik T.D. Grubb F. Guarino G.P. Guedes E. Guido S. Hahn P. Hamal M.R. Hampel P. Hansen D. Harari V.M. Harvey A. Haungs T. Hebbeker D. Heck G.C. Hill C. Hojvat J.R. H\"orandel P. Horvath M. Hrabovsk\'y T. Huege A. Insolia P.G. Isar P. Janecek J.A. Johnsen J. Jurysek A. K\"a\"ap\"a K.H. Kampert B. Keilhauer A. Khakurdikar V.V. Kizakke Covilakam H.O. Klages M. Kleifges J. Kleinfeller F. Knapp N. Kunka B.L. Lago N. Langner M.A. Leigui de Oliveira V. Lenok A. Letessier-Selvon I. Lhenry-Yvon D. Lo Presti L. Lopes R. L\'opez L. Lu Q. Luce J.P. Lundquist A. Machado Payeras G. Mancarella D. Mandat B.C. Manning J. Manshanden P. Mantsch S. Marafico F.M. Mariani A.G. Mariazzi I.C. Mari\c{s} G. Marsella D. Martello S. Martinelli O. Mart\'inez Bravo M. Mastrodicasa H.J. Mathes J. Matthews G. Matthiae E. Mayotte S. Mayotte P.O. Mazur G. Medina-Tanco D. Melo A. Menshikov S. Michal M.I. Micheletti L. Miramonti S. Mollerach F. Montanet L. Morejon C. Morello M. Mostaf\'a A.L. M\"uller M.A. Muller K. Mulrey R. Mussa M. Muzio W.M. Namasaka A. Nasr-Esfahani L. Nellen G. Nicora M. Niculescu-Oglinzanu M. Niechciol D. Nitz I. Norwood D. Nosek V. Novotny L. No\v{z}ka A Nucita L.A. N\'u\~nez C. Oliveira M. Palatka J. Pallotta P. Papenbreer G. Parente A. Parra J. Pawlowsky M. Pech J. P\k{e}kala R. Pelayo J. Pe\~na-Rodriguez E.E. Pereira Martins J. Perez Armand C. P\'erez Bertolli L. Perrone S. Petrera C. Petrucci T. Pierog M. Pimenta V. Pirronello M. Platino B. Pont M. Pothast P. Privitera M. Prouza A. Puyleart S. Querchfeld J. Rautenberg D. Ravignani M. Reininghaus J. Ridky F. Riehn M. Risse V. Rizi W. Rodrigues de Carvalho J. Rodriguez Rojo M.J. Roncoroni S. Rossoni M. Roth E. Roulet A.C. Rovero P. Ruehl A. Saftoiu M. Saharan F. Salamida H. Salazar G. Salina J.D. Sanabria Gomez F. S\'anchez E.M. Santos E. Santos F. Sarazin R. Sarmento C. Sarmiento-Cano R. Sato P. Savina C.M. Sch\"afer V. Scherini H. Schieler M. Schimassek M. Schimp F. Schl\"uter D. Schmidt O. Scholten H. Schoorlemmer P. Schov\'anek F.G. Schr\"oder J. Schulte T. Schulz S.J. Sciutto M. Scornavacche A. Segreto S. Sehgal R.C. Shellard G. Sigl G. Silli O. Sima R. Smau R. \v{S}m\'ida P. Sommers J.F. Soriano R. Squartini M. Stadelmaier D. Stanca S. Stani\v{c} J. Stasielak P. Stassi A. Streich M. Su\'arez-Dur\'an T. Sudholz T. Suomij\"arvi A.D. Supanitsky Z. Szadkowski A. Tapia C. Taricco C. Timmermans O. Tkachenko P. Tobiska C.J. Todero Peixoto B. Tom\'e Z. Torr\`es A. Travaini P. Travnicek C. Trimarelli M. Tueros R. Ulrich M. Unger L. Vaclavek M. Vacula J.F. Vald\'es Galicia L. Valore E. Varela A. V\'asquez-Ram\'irez D. Veberi\v{c} C. Ventura I.D. Vergara Quispe V. Verzi J. Vicha J. Vink S. Vorobiov H. Wahlberg C. Watanabe A.A. Watson A. Weindl L. Wiencke H. Wilczy\'nski D. Wittkowski B. Wundheiler A. Yushkov O. Zapparrata E. Zas D. Zavrtanik M. Zavrtanik L. Zehrer
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Ultra-high-energy photons with energies exceeding $10^{17}$ eV offer a wealth of connections to different aspects of cosmic-ray astrophysics as well as to gamma-ray and neutrino astronomy. The recent observations of photons with energies in the $10^{15}$ eV range further motivate searches for even higher-energy photons. In this paper, we present a search for photons with energies exceeding $2{\times}10^{17}$ eV using about 5.5 years of hybrid data from the low-energy extensions of the Pierre Auger Observatory. The upper limits on the integral photon flux derived here are the most stringent ones to date in the energy region between $10^{17}$ and $10^{18}$ eV.

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