Published November 1, 2010 | Version v1
Journal article

Antimatter spectra from a time-dependent modeling of supernova remnants

Description

We calculate the energy spectra of cosmic rays (CR) and their secondaries produced in a supernova remnant (SNR), taking into account the time-dependence of the SNR shock. We model the trajectories of charged particles as a random walk with a prescribed diffusion coefficient, accelerating the particles at each shock crossing. Secondary production by CRs colliding with gas is included as a Monte Carlo process. We find that SNRs produce less antimatter than suggested previously: The positron/electron ratio Fe+ Fe++e- and the antiproton/proton ratio F p-bar /Fp-bar+p are a few percent and few x10-5, respectively. Both ratios do not rise with energy.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/259/1/012092

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. Conference Series (Online)
Journal Volume
259
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
[6 p.]
ISSN
1742-6596

Conference

Title
16. international symposium on particles, strings and cosmology
Acronym
PASCOS 2010
Dates
19-23 Jul 2010
Place
Valencia (Spain)