Evidence for the existence of cosmic-ray antiprotons

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Antiprotons, Cosmic Rays, Interstellar Matter, Particle Production, Balloon Flight, Balloon-Borne Instruments, Data Acquisition, Energetic Particles, Histograms, Spectrometers, Superconducting Magnets

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A search for cosmic-ray antiprotons was recently performed with the use of a balloon-borne superconducting-magnet spectrometer. A total of 46 antiproton candidates were observed in the rigidity interval from 5.6 to 12.5 GV/c. Of these events 18.3 are expected to be atmospheric and instrumentation background. The p(-)/p ratio is found to be 0.00052 + or - 0.00015. This ratio is consistent with secondary production of antiprotons in the interstellar medium.

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