Stochastic Effects on the Electron Spectrum above TeV Energies

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Jul 2003

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Proceedings of the 28th International Cosmic Ray Conference. July 31-August 7, 2003. Trukuba, Japan. Under the auspices of the I

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High energy electrons in cosmic rays lose energy predominantly by the radiative processes of synchrotron radiation in the galactic magnetic fields and inverse compton scattering on the ambient photon field. It is well known that these effects are expected to produce a finite lifetime for electrons above TeV energies that is as short as 30,000 years at 10 TeV. The population of electrons above 10 TeV is therefore highly dependent on the age and location of nearby supernovae, assuming these are the sources of cosmic rays. We shall examine how the detection of a flux of electrons at sufficiently high energy could call into question our current paradigm of the origin of cosmic rays in supernovae.

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