A Search for Correlations of TeV Gamma Rays with Ultra–High‐Energy Cosmic Rays
C. AkerlofS. D. BillerP. BoyleJ. BuckleyD. A. Carter‐LewisM. CataneseM. F. CawleyV. ConnaughtonD. J. FeganJ. P. FinleyJ. A. GaidosA. M. HillasF. KrennrichR. C. LambR. W. LessardJ. McEneryG. MohantyN. A. PorterJ. QuinnA. J. RodgersH. J. RoseF. W. SamuelsonM. S. SchubnellG. SembroskiR. SrinivasanT. C. WeekesJ. Zweerink
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A search was conducted for TeV γ-rays emitted from the direction of the ultra-high-energy cosmic ray detected by the Fly's Eye experiment with energy E ~ 3 × 1020 eV. No enhancement was found at a level of 10-10γ cm-2 s-1 for E > 350 GeV. A steady source of ultra-high-energy cosmic ray protons or photons would be expected to produce a γ-ray flux above this level. An upper limit was also set for the flux of TeV γ-rays from 3C 147, the most prominent active galactic nucleus in the error box.Keywords:
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