Precise knowledge of the charge and rigidity dependence of the secondary cosmic ray fluxes and the secondary-to-primary flux ratios is essential in the understanding of cosmic ray propagation. We report the properties of heavy secondary cosmic ray fluorine F in the rigidity R range 2.15 GV to 2.9 TV based on 0.29 million events collected by the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer experiment on the International Space Station. The fluorine spectrum deviates from a single power law above 200 GV. The heavier secondary-to-primary F/Si flux ratio rigidity dependence is distinctly different from the lighter B/O (or B/C) rigidity dependence. In particular, above 10 GV, the F/Si / B/O ratio can be described by a power law Rδ with δ=0.052±0.007. This shows that the propagation properties of heavy cosmic rays, from F to Si, are different from those of light cosmic rays, from He to O, and that the secondary cosmic rays have two classes.

Aguilar, M., Cavasonza, L., Allen, M., Alpat, B., Ambrosi, G., Arruda, L., et al. (2021). Properties of Heavy Secondary Fluorine Cosmic Rays: Results from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 126(8 (25 February 2021)) [10.1103/PhysRevLett.126.081102].

Properties of Heavy Secondary Fluorine Cosmic Rays: Results from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer

Gervasi, M.;Grandi, D.;La Vacca, G.;Rozza, D.;Tacconi, M.;Zannoni, M.;
2021

Abstract

Precise knowledge of the charge and rigidity dependence of the secondary cosmic ray fluxes and the secondary-to-primary flux ratios is essential in the understanding of cosmic ray propagation. We report the properties of heavy secondary cosmic ray fluorine F in the rigidity R range 2.15 GV to 2.9 TV based on 0.29 million events collected by the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer experiment on the International Space Station. The fluorine spectrum deviates from a single power law above 200 GV. The heavier secondary-to-primary F/Si flux ratio rigidity dependence is distinctly different from the lighter B/O (or B/C) rigidity dependence. In particular, above 10 GV, the F/Si / B/O ratio can be described by a power law Rδ with δ=0.052±0.007. This shows that the propagation properties of heavy cosmic rays, from F to Si, are different from those of light cosmic rays, from He to O, and that the secondary cosmic rays have two classes.
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Cosmic ray composition & spectra, Cosmic ray propagation, Cosmic ray sources, Cosmic rays & astroparticles, Particle astrophysics;
English
25-feb-2021
2021
126
8 (25 February 2021)
081102
none
Aguilar, M., Cavasonza, L., Allen, M., Alpat, B., Ambrosi, G., Arruda, L., et al. (2021). Properties of Heavy Secondary Fluorine Cosmic Rays: Results from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 126(8 (25 February 2021)) [10.1103/PhysRevLett.126.081102].
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