A common origin of all the species of high-energy cosmic rays?

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dc.creatorDar, Arnon
dc.creatorDe Rújula, A.
dc.creatorAntoniou, Nikos
dc.date1999-01-03
dc.date1999-07-31
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:29:51Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:29:51Z
dc.descriptionCosmic ray nuclei, cosmic ray electrons with energy above a few GeV, and the diffuse gamma-ray background radiation (GBR) above a few MeV, presumed to be extragalactic, could all have their origin or residence in our galaxy and its halo. The mechanism accelerating hadrons and electrons is the same, the electron spectrum is modulated by inverse Compton scattering on starlight and on the microwave background radiation; the $γ$-rays are the resulting recoiling photons. The spectral indices of the cosmic-ray electrons and of the GBR, calculated on this simple basis, agree with observations. The angular dependence and the approximate magnitude of the GBR are also explained.
dc.descriptionIncludes a discussion of the contribution of inverse Compton scattering of CR electrons by starlight in the halo to the gamma background radiation. One corrected typo. Additional references, and figures to compare predictions for the angular dependence of the gamma background radiation with data. Conclusions are unchanged
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9901004
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9901004
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/13635
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology
dc.titleA common origin of all the species of high-energy cosmic rays?
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