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Possible Contribution to Electron and Positron Fluxes from Pulsars and their Nebulae

The AMS-02 experiment confirms the excess of positrons in cosmic rays (CRs) for energy above 10 GeV with respect to the secondary production of positrons in the interstellar medium. This is interpreted as evidence of the existence of a primary source of these particles. Possible candidates are dark...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Della Torre, S., Gervasi, M., Rancoita, P.G., Rozza, D., Treves, A.
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.1142/9789814603164_0033
http://cds.cern.ch/record/1636264
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Sumario:The AMS-02 experiment confirms the excess of positrons in cosmic rays (CRs) for energy above 10 GeV with respect to the secondary production of positrons in the interstellar medium. This is interpreted as evidence of the existence of a primary source of these particles. Possible candidates are dark matter or astrophysical sources. In this work we discuss the possible contribution due to pulsars and their nebulae. Our key assumption is that the primary spectrum of electrons and positrons at the source is the same of the well known photon spectrum observed from gamma-rays telescopes. Using a diffusion model in the Galaxy we propagate the source spectra up to the Solar System. We compare our results with the recent experiments and with the LIS model