Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Jan 1988
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1988apj...324.1106b&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 324, Jan. 15, 1988, p. 1106-1117.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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Cosmic Rays, Energetic Particles, Energy Spectra, Heao 3, Heavy Ions, Abundance, Cerenkov Radiation, Extraterrestrial Radiation, Spacecraft Contamination
Scientific paper
Data from the Heavy-Nuclei Experiment (HNE) flown on HEAO 3 are used to determine the abundances relative to 26Fe of the individual elements 18Ar, 19K, 20Ca, 21Sc, 22Ti, 23V, and 28Ni as a function of energy from 10 to several hundred GeV per amu. It is shown that the primary elements Ni and Fe have nearly constant relative abundances over the interval 10 to ≡500 GeV per amu. While this result implies an energy-independent source composition over this energy interval, it appears that the Ni/Fe ratio at these high energies is appreciably larger than that at ≡1 GeV per amu. Individual secondary elements, which are derived principally from interactions of primary Fe nuclei, display a power-law decrease in relative abundance up to ≡150 GeV per amu.
Binns Robert W.
Garrard Thomas L.
Israel Martin H.
Jones Michael D.
Kamionkowski M. P.
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