Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Apr 1985
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1985apj...291..207j&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 291, April 1, 1985, p. 207-218.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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Abundance, Cerenkov Counters, Cosmic Rays, Helium, Equatorial Regions, Geomagnetism, Isotopes, Kinetic Energy
Scientific paper
The He-3/He-4 abundance ratio above 11 GV has been measured with a balloon-borne experiment that employs the geomagnetic method of isotope separation near earth's equator. Above a kinetic energy of approximately 6 GeV per nucleon, the He-3/He-4 ratio is measured to be 0.24 + or - 0.05 under the assumption that the helium spectrum at earth is a power law in rigidity of the form R to the -2.65th. The implied interstellar mean escape pathlength of about 15 g per sq cm, with this assumption, is considerably greater than values determined from observations of heavier elements. Propagation models more complex than the standard simple leaky box would be required to simultaneously understand the propagation of both the lighter and heavier components of cosmic rays.
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