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Jan, 1997

Cosmic-ray antiproton flux in the energy range form 200 to 600 MeV

ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
  • A Moiseev
  • K Yoshimura
  • Ueda, I
  • K Anraku
  • R Golden
  • M Imori
  • S Inaba
  • B Kimbell
  • N Kimura
  • Y Makida
  • H Matsumoto
  • H Matsunaga
  • J Mitchell
  • M Motoki
  • J Nishimura
  • M Nozaki
  • S Orito
  • J Ormes
  • T Saeki
  • ES Seo
  • S Stochaj
  • R Streitmatter
  • J Suzuki
  • K Tanaka
  • N Yajima
  • T Yamagami
  • A Yamamoto
  • T Yoshida
  • Display all

Volume
474
Number
1
First page
479
Last page
489
Language
English
Publishing type
Research paper (scientific journal)
DOI
10.1086/303463
Publisher
UNIV CHICAGO PRESS

We have studied the low-energy antiprotons in the cosmic rays by utilizing data obtained by the Balloon-borne Experiment with a Superconducting magnetic rigidity Spectrometer (BESS) flown in 1993 July from Lynn Lake, Manitoba, Canada. A detailed description of the event selection criteria and back-ground corrections is given. Seven antiprotons are found that give an antiproton flux of 6.4(-3.5)(+5.5) x 10(-3)(m(2) sr s GeV)(-1) and an antiproton/proton ratio of 5.2(-2.8)(+4.4) x 10(-6) in the 200-600 MeV energy range. These results are consistent with a secondary origin of low-energy cosmic-ray antiprotons within our uncertainties, but they still require the precise measurement of the spectrum shape below 500 MeV to clarify exactly the model of particle propagation and possible contributions from exotic sources.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1086/303463
Web of Science
https://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=JSTA_CEL&SrcApp=J_Gate_JST&DestLinkType=FullRecord&KeyUT=WOS:A1997WA68200038&DestApp=WOS_CPL
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  • DOI : 10.1086/303463
  • ISSN : 0004-637X
  • Web of Science ID : WOS:A1997WA68200038

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