The cosmic-ray antiproton flux - an upper limit near that predicted for secondary production

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Nov 1977

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Astrophysical Journal, Part 2 - Letters to the Editor, vol. 217, Nov. 1, 1977, p. L135-L138.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Antiprotons, Balloon Flight, Galactic Structure, Milky Way Galaxy, Secondary Cosmic Rays, Abundance, Astronomical Models, Balloon-Borne Instruments, Magnetic Spectroscopy, Nuclear Reactions, Particle Collisions

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Data gathered from a balloon flight of a superconducting-magnet spectrometer have been examined for the presence of cosmic-ray antiprotons. The ratio of antiprotons to protons, p(-)/p, in cosmic rays was found to be (0.03 + or - 3.3) ten-thousandths in the rigidity interval from 4.2 to 12.5 GV. The 95%-confidence-level upper limit for p(-)/p is thus 0.00066. This upper limit is in strong contradiction to the prediction of the closed-galaxy model of Rasmussen and Peters (1975), but is not inconsistent with the prediction of the modified closed-galaxy model of Peters and Westergaard (1977). It is nearly equal to the predictions of conventional propagation models. This result provides an independent confirmation of the absence of primary antimatter in the cosmic rays at a level of approximately a few ten-thousandths.

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