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Propagation of Secondary Antiprotons and Cosmic Rays in the GalaxyRecent more accurate antiproton data obtained by the BESS team during the last solar minimum pose a challenge to conventional propagation models of cosmic rays. In particular, the diffusive reacceleration model, which matches well key secondary/primary isotope ratios in cosmic rays, fails to reproduce the secondary antiproton spectrum. Tuning both secondary/primary isotope ratios and antiprotons is possible, but requires artificial breaks in the diffusion coefficient and the injection spectrum of primaries. We will discuss some possibilities to overcome these difficulties in the propagation models. We will present new results of our calculation of CR propagation in the Galaxy using the GALPROP code.
Document ID
20030032184
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
Authors
Moskalenko, I. V.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Strong, A. W.
(Max-Planck-Inst. fuer Extraterrestrische Physik Garching, Germany)
Mashnik, S. G.
(Los Alamos National Lab. NM, United States)
Ormes, J. F.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Jones, F. C.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 21, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2002
Subject Category
Geophysics
Report/Patent Number
LA-UR-02-2996
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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