Fine structure in the cosmic ray spectrum: Further analysis and the next step

Details Fine structure in the cosmic ray spectrum: Further analysis and the next step Fine structure in the cosmic ray spectrum: Further analysis and the next step

2011-11-14

arxiv.org/abs/1111.3191v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena

14 pages, 7 figures, accepted by 'Astroparticle Physics'

Scientific paper

10.1016/j.astropartphys.2011.09.

An analysis is made of the fine structure in the cosmic ray energy spectrum: new facets of present observations and their interpretation and the next step. It is argued that less than about 10% of the intensity of the helium `peak' at the knee at $\simeq 5PeV$ is due to just a few sources (SNR) other than the single source. The apparent concavity in the rigidity spectra of protons and helium nuclei which have maximum curvature at about 200 GV is confirmed by a joint analysis of the PAMELA, CREAM and ATIC experiments. The spectra of heavier nuclei also show remarkable structure in the form of `ankles' at several hundred GeV/nucleon. Possible mechanisms are discussed. The search for `pulsar peaks' has not yet proved successful.

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