Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2007-04-25
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
5 pages, 2 figures, accepted in MNRAS Letters, minor text corrections
Scientific paper
10.1111/j.1745-3933.2007.00334.x
In an earlier paper, the effect of the nearby known supernova remnants (SNRs) on the local cosmic-rays (CRs) was studied, considering different possible forms of the particle injection time. The present work is a continuation of the previous work, but assumes a more realistic model of CR propagation in the Galaxy. The previous work assumed an unbounded three-dimensional diffusion region, whereas the present one considers a flat cylindrical disc bounded in both the radial and vertical directions. The study has found that the effect of the vertical halo boundary $H$ on the local SNR contribution to the observed CR anisotropy is negligible as long as $H\gtrsim 2kpc$. Considering the values of the halo height $H\gtrsim 2kpc$ obtained by different authors, the present work suggests that the study of the effect of local sources on the CR anisotropy can be carried out without having much information on $H$ and hence, using the much simpler three-dimentional unbounded solution. Finally, the present work discusses about the possibility of explaining the observed anisotropy below the knee by a single dominant source with properly chosen source parameters, and claims that the source may be an \textit{undetected} old SNR with a characteristic age of $\sim 1.5\times 10^5 yr$ located at a distance of $\sim 0.57 kpc$ from the Sun.
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