H. Lyberis

EleCa: a Monte Carlo code for the propagation of extragalactic photons at ultra- high energy

Abstract Ultra high energy photons, above 10 17 – 10 18 eV , can interact with the extragalactic background radiation leading to the development of electromagnetic cascades. A Monte Carlo code to simulate the electromagnetic cascades initiated by high-energy photons and electrons is presented. Results from simulations and their impact on the predicted flux at Earth are discussed in different astrophysical scenarios.

A MULTISCALE AUTOCORRELATION FUNCTION FOR ANISOTROPY STUDIES

In recent years many procedures have been proposed to check the anisotropy of a dataset. We present a new simple procedure, based on a scale dependent approach, to detect anisotropy signatures in a given distribution with particular attention to small dataset. The method provides a good discrimination power for both large and small datasets, even in presence of strong contaminating isotropic background. We present some applications to simulated datasets of events to investigate statistical features of the method and present and inspect its behavior under both the null or the alternative hypothesis.