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Antiprotons at Solar Maximum

New measurements with good statistics will make it possible to observe the time variation of cosmic antiprotons at 1 AU through the approaching peak of solar activity. We report a new computation of the interstellar antiproton spectrum expected from collisions between cosmic protons and the interste...

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Autores principales: Bieber, John W., Burger, R.A., Engel, Ralph, Gaisser, Thomas K., Roesler, Stefan, Stanev, Todor
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 1999
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Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.83.674
http://cds.cern.ch/record/381287
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author Bieber, John W.
Burger, R.A.
Engel, Ralph
Gaisser, Thomas K.
Roesler, Stefan
Stanev, Todor
author_facet Bieber, John W.
Burger, R.A.
Engel, Ralph
Gaisser, Thomas K.
Roesler, Stefan
Stanev, Todor
author_sort Bieber, John W.
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description New measurements with good statistics will make it possible to observe the time variation of cosmic antiprotons at 1 AU through the approaching peak of solar activity. We report a new computation of the interstellar antiproton spectrum expected from collisions between cosmic protons and the interstellar gas. This spectrum is then used as input to a steady-state drift model of solar modulation, in order to provide predictions for the antiproton spectrum as well as the antiproton/proton ratio at 1 AU. Our model predicts a surprisingly large, rapid increase in the antiproton/proton ratio through the next solar maximum, followed by a large excursion in the ratio during the following decade.
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spelling cern-3812872021-10-08T02:27:59Zdoi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.83.674http://cds.cern.ch/record/381287engBieber, John W.Burger, R.A.Engel, RalphGaisser, Thomas K.Roesler, StefanStanev, TodorAntiprotons at Solar MaximumAstrophysics and AstronomyNew measurements with good statistics will make it possible to observe the time variation of cosmic antiprotons at 1 AU through the approaching peak of solar activity. We report a new computation of the interstellar antiproton spectrum expected from collisions between cosmic protons and the interstellar gas. This spectrum is then used as input to a steady-state drift model of solar modulation, in order to provide predictions for the antiproton spectrum as well as the antiproton/proton ratio at 1 AU. Our model predicts a surprisingly large, rapid increase in the antiproton/proton ratio through the next solar maximum, followed by a large excursion in the ratio during the following decade.New measurements with good statistics will make it possible to observe the time variation of cosmic antiprotons at 1 AU through the approaching peak of solar activity. We report a new computation of the interstellar antiproton spectrum expected from collisions between cosmic protons and the interstellar gas. This spectrum is then used as input to a steady-state drift model of solar modulation, in order to provide predictions for the antiproton spectrum as well as the antiproton/proton ratio at 1 AU. Our model predicts a surprisingly large, rapid increase in the antiproton/proton ratio through the next solar maximum, followed by a large excursion in the ratio during the following decade.astro-ph/9903163BA-99-32BA-99-32oai:cds.cern.ch:3812871999-03-11
spellingShingle Astrophysics and Astronomy
Bieber, John W.
Burger, R.A.
Engel, Ralph
Gaisser, Thomas K.
Roesler, Stefan
Stanev, Todor
Antiprotons at Solar Maximum
title Antiprotons at Solar Maximum
title_full Antiprotons at Solar Maximum
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title_full_unstemmed Antiprotons at Solar Maximum
title_short Antiprotons at Solar Maximum
title_sort antiprotons at solar maximum
topic Astrophysics and Astronomy
url https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.83.674
http://cds.cern.ch/record/381287
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