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Galactic cosmic-ray propagation in the light of AMS-02: I. Analysis of protons, helium, and antiprotons

Galactic cosmic-ray propagation in the light of AMS-02: I. Analysis of protons, helium, and antiprotons

Authors :
Korsmeier, Michael
Cuoco, Alessandro
Source :
Phys. Rev. D 94, 123019 (2016)
Publication Year :
2016

Abstract

We present novel constraints on cosmic-ray propagation in the Galaxy using the recent precise measurements of proton and helium spectra from AMS-02, together with preliminary AMS-02 data on the antiproton over proton ratio. To explore efficiently the large (up to eleven-dimensional) parameter space we employ the nested-sampling algorithm as implemented in the \textsc{MultiNest} package, interfaced with the \textsc{Galprop} code to compute the model-predicted spectra. We use VOYAGER proton and helium data, sampling the local inter-stellar spectra, to constrain the solar modulation potential. We find that the turbulence of the Galactic magnetic field is well constrained, i.e., $\delta=0.30^{+0.03}_{-0.02}(stat)^{+0.10}_{-0.04}(sys)$, with uncertainties dominated by systematic effects. Systematic uncertainties are determined checking the robustness of the results to the minimum rigidity cut used to fit the data (from 1 GV to 5 GV), to the propagation scenario (convection vs no-convection), and to the uncertainties in the knowledge of the antiproton production cross section. Convection and reaccelaration are found to be degenerate and not well-constrained singularly when using data above 5 GV. Using data above 1 GV reacceleration is required, $v_{\rm A}=25\pm2$km/s, although this value might be significantly affected by the low energy systematic uncertainty in the solar modulation. In a forthcoming companion paper, we investigate the constraints imposed by AMS-02 measurements on lithium, boron, and carbon.<br />Comment: 20 pages, 15 figures, 4 tables; V3: Updated to the final PRD version

Details

Database :
arXiv
Journal :
Phys. Rev. D 94, 123019 (2016)
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsarx.1607.06093
Document Type :
Working Paper
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.94.123019