An Overview of the Origin of Galactic Cosmic Rays as Inferred from Observations of Heavy Ion Composition and Spectra |
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| Authors: | M. E. Wiedenbeck W. R. Binns A. C. Cummings A. J. Davis G. A. de Nolfo M. H. Israel R. A. Leske R. A. Mewaldt E. C. Stone T. T. von Rosenvinge |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, M.C. 169-327, 4800 Oak Grove Dr., Pasadena, CA 91109, USA;(2) Dept. of Physics, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA;(3) California Institute of Technology, M.C. 220-47, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA;(4) NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 661, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA |
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| Abstract: | The galactic cosmic rays arriving near Earth, which include both stable and long-lived nuclides from throughout the periodic table, consist of a mix of stellar nucleosynthesis products accelerated by shocks in the interstellar medium (ISM) and fragmentation products made by high-energy collisions during propagation through the ISM. Through the study of the composition and spectra of a variety of elements and isotopes in this diverse sample, models have been developed for the origin, acceleration, and transport of galactic cosmic rays. We present an overview of the current understanding of these topics emphasizing the insights that have been gained through investigations in the charge and energy ranges Z≲30 and E/M≲1 GeV/nuc, and particularly those using data obtained from the Cosmic Ray Isotope Spectrometer on NASA’s Advanced Composition Explorer mission. |
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| Keywords: | ISM: cosmic rays Abundances Acceleration of particles Supernovae: general |
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