Antimatter production in supernova remnants

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2011-03-29

arxiv.org/abs/1103.5765v2

Astrophys.J.733, 119(2011)

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena

8 pages, 8 eps figures; extended version of arXiv:1004.1118; v2: minor corrections, matches published version

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We calculate the energy spectra of cosmic rays (CR) and their secondaries produced in a supernova remnant (SNR), taking into account the time-dependence of the SNR shock. We model the trajectories of charged particles as a random walk with a prescribed diffusion coefficient, accelerating the particles at each shock crossing. Secondary production by CRs colliding with gas is included as a Monte Carlo process. We find that SNRs produce less antimatter than suggested previously: The positron/electron ratio and the antiproton/proton ratio are a few percent and few $\times 10^{-5}$, respectively. Moreover, the obtained positron/electron ratio decreases with energy, while the antiproton/proton ratio rises at most by a factor of two above 10 GeV.

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