Published January 2008
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Journal article
Mature gamma-ray pulsars as possible sources of Galactic positrons
- 1. Department of Physics, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091 (China)
Description
We consider a possible contribution of mature γ-ray pulsars to cosmic ray positrons based on the revised outer gap model, e± pairs in the pulsars magnetosphere are produced by the cascade of e± pairs through synchrotron radiation of the return current from the outer gap. Using a Monte Carlo method, we generate a sample of mature gamma-ray pulsars and estimate the spatial distribution. Using the diffuse model of cosmic rays propagation, we calculated the positron fraction, the result indicates that the pulsar contribution to the cosmic ray positrons peaks at about 10 GeV and the observed e+/(e-+e+) ratio can be explain in this model
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2007.11.061Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2007.11.061;
- PII
- S0920-5632(07)00858-4;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Physics. B, Proceedings Supplements
- Journal Volume
- 175-176
- Journal Page Range
- p. 517-520
- ISSN
- 0920-5632
- CODEN
- NPBSE7
Conference
- Title
- 14. international symposium on very high energy cosmic ray interactions
- Dates
- 15-22 Aug 2006
- Place
- Weihai (China)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 39087715
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- COSMIC RADIATION; COSMIC RAY PROPAGATION; COSMIC RAY SOURCES; CURRENTS; ELECTRON PAIRS; ELECTRON-POSITRON INTERACTIONS; GAMMA RADIATION; GEV RANGE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PEAKS; POSITRONS; PULSARS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION
- Descriptors DEC
- ANTILEPTONS; ANTIMATTER; ANTIPARTICLES; BREMSSTRAHLUNG; CALCULATION METHODS; COSMIC RADIO SOURCES; DISTRIBUTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY RANGE; FERMIONS; INTERACTIONS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; LEPTON-LEPTON INTERACTIONS; LEPTONS; MATTER; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; RADIATIONS
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- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2007 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.