Study of TeV Cosmic Rays with HAWC

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Abstract

The High-Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) Observatory is an extensive air-shower detector located at an altitude of 4100 meters in Mexico. HAWC is sensitive to cosmic rays and gamma rays at TeV energies. The cosmic-ray arrival-direction distribution at these energies shows significant anisotropy on large and small angular scales, including several regions of part-per-mille excess flux. We present studies of the anisotropy and the excess regions based on data observed with HAWC since June 2013 during the construction phase.

Authors

  • Daniel Fiorino

    University of Wisconsin-Madison

  • Collin Buelo

    University of Wisconsin-Madison