Possible causes of a rise with energy of the cosmic ray positron fraction
- 20 January 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review D
- Vol. 79 (2), 021302
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.79.021302
Abstract
Based on general considerations rather than model-dependent fits to specific scenarios, we argue that an increase with energy of the positron fraction in cosmic rays, suggested by several experiments at , most likely requires a primary source of electron-positron pairs. We discuss the possible alternatives, and find none of them plausible on astrophysical or particle physics grounds. Further observational ways to test different scenarios are discussed.
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