Cosmic Rays

The mechanisms of production and acceleration of Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays (UCAEs) are one of the main open problems in Astroparticle Physics. Studies on the anisotropy of events at the Pierre Auger Observatory revealed an important correlation between the arrival directions of the highest energy events and the positions of Active Galaxy Nuclei (NAGs). This result motivated a series of studies on small and large scale anisotropies using the larger number of events that was obtained in recent years and that will be increased in the future. There is also motivation to search for correlations with other types of astrophysical sources, such as gamma radiation bursts. In this scientific initiation project, research activities are proposed in a theme related to the analysis of the anisotropy of the arrival directions of RCUAE events.