ANTIMATTER PRODUCTION IN SUPERNOVA REMNANTS

作者:Kachelriess M*; Ostapchenko S; Tomas R
来源:Astrophysical Journal, 2011, 733(2): 119.
DOI:10.1088/0004-637X/733/2/119

摘要

We calculate the energy spectra of cosmic rays (CRs) 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 F(e+)/F(e++e-) and the antiproton/proton ratio F((p) over bar)/F((p) over bar +p) are a few percent and few x 10(-5), respectively. Moreover, the obtained positron/electron ratio decreases with energy, while the antiproton/proton ratio rises at most by a factor of two above 10 GeV.

  • 出版日期2011-6-1