Relative composition and energy spectra of light nuclei in cosmic rays: Results from AMS-01

M. Aguilar; J. Alcaraz; J. Allaby; B. Alpat; G. Ambrosi; H. Anderhub; L. Ao; A. Arefiev; L. Arruda; P. Azzarello; M. Basile; F. Barao; G. Barreira; A. Bartoloni; R. Battiston; R. Becker; U. Becker; L. Bellagamba; P. Béné; J. Berdugo; P. Berges; B. Bertucci; A. Biland; V. Bindi; G. Boella; M. Boschini; M. Bourquin; G. Bruni; M. Buénerd; J. D. Burger; W. J. Burger; X. D. Cai; P. Cannarsa; M. Capell; D. Casadei; J. Casaus; G. Castellini; I. Cernuda; Y. H. Chang; H. F. Chen; H. S. Chen; Z. G. Chen; N. A. Chernoplekov; T. H. Chiueh; Y. Y. Choi; F. Cindolo; V. Commichau; A. Contin; E. Cortina-Gil; D. Crespo; M. Cristinziani; T. S. Dai; C. Dela Guia; C. Delgado; S. Di Falco; L. Djambazov; I. D'Antone; Z. R. Dong; M. Duranti; J. Engelberg; F. J. Eppling; T. Eronen; P. Extermann; J. Favier; E. Fiandrini; P. H. Fisher; G. Flügge; N. Fouque; Y. Galaktionov; M. Gervasi; F. Giovacchini; P. Giusti; D. Grandi; O. Grimm; W. Q. Gu; S. Haino; K. Hangarter; A. Hasan; V. Hermel; H. Hofer; W. Hungerford; M. Ionica; M. Jongmanns; K. Karlamaa; W. Karpinski; G. Kenney; D. H. Kim; G. N. Kim; K. S. Kim; T. Kirn; A. Klimentov; R. Kossakowski; A. Kounine; V. Koutsenko; M. Kraeber; G. Laborie; T. Laitinen; G. Lamanna; G. Laurenti; A. Lebedev; C. Lechanoine-Leluc; M. W. Lee; S. C. Lee; G. Levi; C. H. Lin; H. T. Liu; G. Lu; Y. S. Lu; K. Lübelsmeyer; D. Luckey; W. Lustermann; C. Maña; A. Margotti; F. Mayet; R. R. McNeil; M. Menichelli; A. Mihul; A. Mujunen; A. Oliva; F. Palmonari; H. B. Park; W. H. Park; M. Pauluzzi; F. Pauss; R. Pereira; E. Perrin; A. Pevsner; F. Pilo; M. Pimenta; V. Plyaskin; V. Pojidaev; M. Pohl; N. Produit; L. Quadrani; P. G. Rancoita; D. Rapin; D. Ren; Z. Ren; M. Ribordy; J. P. Richeux; E. Riihonen; J. Ritakari; S. Ro; U. Roeser; R. Sagdeev; D. Santos; G. Sartorelli; C. Sbarra; S. Schael; A. Schultz Von Dratzig; G. Schwering; E. S. Seo; J. W. Shin; E. Shoumilov; V. Shoutko; T. Siedenburg; R. Siedling; D. Son; T. Song; F. R. Spada; F. Spinella; M. Steuer; G. S. Sun; H. Suter; X. W. Tang; Samuel C.C. Ting; S. M. Ting; N. Tomassetti; M. Tornikoski; J. Torsti; J. Trümper; J. Ulbricht; S. Urpo; E. Valtonen; J. Vandenhirtz; E. Velikhov; B. Verlaat; I. Vetlitsky; F. Vezzu; J. P. Vialle; G. Viertel; D. Vité; H. Von Gunten; S. Waldmeier Wicki; W. Wallraff; J. Z. Wang; K. Wiik; C. Williams; S. X. Wu; P. C. Xia; S. Xu; Z. Z. Xu; J. L. Yan; L. G. Yan; C. G. Yang; J. Yang; M. Yang; S. W. Ye; H. Y. Zhang; Z. P. Zhang; D. X. Zhao; F. Zhou; Y. Zhou; G. Y. Zhu; W. Z. Zhu; H. L. Zhuang; A. Zichichi; B. Zimmermann; P. Zuccon

doi:10.1088/0004-637X/724/1/329

Relative composition and energy spectra of light nuclei in cosmic rays: Results from AMS-01

M. Aguilar, J. Alcaraz, J. Allaby, B. Alpat, G. Ambrosi, H. Anderhub, L. Ao, A. Arefiev, L. Arruda, P. Azzarello, M. Basile, F. Barao, G. Barreira, A. Bartoloni, R. Battiston, R. Becker, U. Becker, L. Bellagamba, P. Béné, J. BerdugoP. Berges, B. Bertucci, A. Biland, V. Bindi, G. Boella, M. Boschini, M. Bourquin, G. Bruni, M. Buénerd, J. D. Burger, W. J. Burger, X. D. Cai, P. Cannarsa, M. Capell, D. Casadei, J. Casaus, G. Castellini, I. Cernuda, Y. H. Chang, H. F. Chen, H. S. Chen, Z. G. Chen, N. A. Chernoplekov, T. H. Chiueh, Y. Y. Choi, F. Cindolo, V. Commichau, A. Contin, E. Cortina-Gil, D. Crespo, M. Cristinziani, T. S. Dai, C. Dela Guia, C. Delgado, S. Di Falco, L. Djambazov, I. D'Antone, Z. R. Dong, M. Duranti, J. Engelberg, F. J. Eppling, T. Eronen, P. Extermann, J. Favier, E. Fiandrini, P. H. Fisher, G. Flügge, N. Fouque, Y. Galaktionov, M. Gervasi, F. Giovacchini, P. Giusti, D. Grandi, O. Grimm, W. Q. Gu, S. Haino, K. Hangarter, A. Hasan, V. Hermel, H. Hofer, W. Hungerford, M. Ionica, M. Jongmanns, K. Karlamaa, W. Karpinski, G. Kenney, D. H. Kim, G. N. Kim, K. S. Kim, T. Kirn, A. Klimentov, R. Kossakowski, A. Kounine, V. Koutsenko, M. Kraeber, G. Laborie, T. Laitinen, G. Lamanna, G. Laurenti, A. Lebedev, C. Lechanoine-Leluc, M. W. Lee, S. C. Lee, G. Levi, C. H. Lin, H. T. Liu, G. Lu, Y. S. Lu, K. Lübelsmeyer, D. Luckey, W. Lustermann, C. Maña, A. Margotti, F. Mayet, R. R. McNeil, M. Menichelli, A. Mihul, A. Mujunen, A. Oliva, F. Palmonari, H. B. Park, W. H. Park, M. Pauluzzi, F. Pauss, R. Pereira, E. Perrin, A. Pevsner, F. Pilo, M. Pimenta, V. Plyaskin, V. Pojidaev, M. Pohl, N. Produit, L. Quadrani, P. G. Rancoita, D. Rapin, D. Ren, Z. Ren, M. Ribordy, J. P. Richeux, E. Riihonen, J. Ritakari, S. Ro, U. Roeser, R. Sagdeev, D. Santos, G. Sartorelli, C. Sbarra, S. Schael, A. Schultz Von Dratzig, G. Schwering, E. S. Seo, J. W. Shin, E. Shoumilov, V. Shoutko, T. Siedenburg, R. Siedling, D. Son, T. Song, F. R. Spada, F. Spinella, M. Steuer, G. S. Sun, H. Suter, X. W. Tang, Samuel C.C. Ting, S. M. Ting, N. Tomassetti, M. Tornikoski, J. Torsti, J. Trümper, J. Ulbricht, S. Urpo, E. Valtonen, J. Vandenhirtz, E. Velikhov, B. Verlaat, I. Vetlitsky, F. Vezzu, J. P. Vialle, G. Viertel, D. Vité, H. Von Gunten, S. Waldmeier Wicki, W. Wallraff, J. Z. Wang, K. Wiik, C. Williams, S. X. Wu, P. C. Xia, S. Xu, Z. Z. Xu, J. L. Yan, L. G. Yan, C. G. Yang, J. Yang, M. Yang, S. W. Ye, H. Y. Zhang, Z. P. Zhang, D. X. Zhao, F. Zhou, Y. Zhou, G. Y. Zhu, W. Z. Zhu, H. L. Zhuang, A. Zichichi, B. Zimmermann, P. Zuccon

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Abstract

Measurement of the chemical and isotopic composition of cosmic rays is essential for the precise understanding of their propagation in the galaxy. While the model parameters are mainly determined using the B/C ratio, the study of extended sets of ratios can provide stronger constraints on the propagation models. In this paper, the relative abundances of light-nuclei lithium, beryllium, boron, and carbon are presented. The secondary-to-primary ratios Li/C, Be/C, and B/C have been measured in the kinetic energy range 0.35-45 GeV nucleon^-1. The isotopic ratio ⁷Li/⁶Li is also determined in the magnetic rigidity interval 2.5-6.3 GV. The secondary-to-secondary ratios Li/Be, Li/B, and Be/B are also reported. These measurements are based on the data collected by the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer AMS-01 during the STS-91 space shuttle flight in 1998 June. Our experimental results are in substantial agreement with other measurements, where they exist. We describe our light-nuclei data with a diffusive-reacceleration model. A 10%-15% overproduction of Be is found in the model predictions and can be attributed to uncertainties in the production cross-section data.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	329-340
Number of pages	12
Journal	Astrophysical Journal
Volume	724
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/724/1/329
State	Published - 20 Nov 2010

Keywords

Acceleration of particles
Cosmic rays, nuclear reactions, nucleosynthesis, abundances
Space vehicles

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Aguilar, M., Alcaraz, J., Allaby, J., Alpat, B., Ambrosi, G., Anderhub, H., Ao, L., Arefiev, A., Arruda, L., Azzarello, P., Basile, M., Barao, F., Barreira, G., Bartoloni, A., Battiston, R., Becker, R., Becker, U., Bellagamba, L., Béné, P., ... Zuccon, P. (2010). Relative composition and energy spectra of light nuclei in cosmic rays: Results from AMS-01. Astrophysical Journal, 724(1), 329-340. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/724/1/329

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Aguilar, M, Alcaraz, J, Allaby, J, Alpat, B, Ambrosi, G, Anderhub, H, Ao, L, Arefiev, A, Arruda, L, Azzarello, P, Basile, M, Barao, F, Barreira, G, Bartoloni, A, Battiston, R, Becker, R, Becker, U, Bellagamba, L, Béné, P, Berdugo, J, Berges, P, Bertucci, B, Biland, A, Bindi, V, Boella, G, Boschini, M, Bourquin, M, Bruni, G, Buénerd, M, Burger, JD, Burger, WJ, Cai, XD, Cannarsa, P, Capell, M, Casadei, D, Casaus, J, Castellini, G, Cernuda, I, Chang, YH, Chen, HF, Chen, HS, Chen, ZG, Chernoplekov, NA, Chiueh, TH, Choi, YY, Cindolo, F, Commichau, V, Contin, A, Cortina-Gil, E, Crespo, D, Cristinziani, M, Dai, TS, Dela Guia, C, Delgado, C, Di Falco, S, Djambazov, L, D'Antone, I, Dong, ZR, Duranti, M, Engelberg, J, Eppling, FJ, Eronen, T, Extermann, P, Favier, J, Fiandrini, E, Fisher, PH, Flügge, G, Fouque, N, Galaktionov, Y, Gervasi, M, Giovacchini, F, Giusti, P, Grandi, D, Grimm, O, Gu, WQ, Haino, S, Hangarter, K, Hasan, A, Hermel, V, Hofer, H, Hungerford, W, Ionica, M, Jongmanns, M, Karlamaa, K, Karpinski, W, Kenney, G, Kim, DH, Kim, GN, Kim, KS, Kirn, T, Klimentov, A, Kossakowski, R, Kounine, A, Koutsenko, V, Kraeber, M, Laborie, G, Laitinen, T, Lamanna, G, Laurenti, G, Lebedev, A, Lechanoine-Leluc, C, Lee, MW, Lee, SC, Levi, G, Lin, CH, Liu, HT, Lu, G, Lu, YS, Lübelsmeyer, K, Luckey, D, Lustermann, W, Maña, C, Margotti, A, Mayet, F, McNeil, RR, Menichelli, M, Mihul, A, Mujunen, A, Oliva, A, Palmonari, F, Park, HB, Park, WH, Pauluzzi, M, Pauss, F, Pereira, R, Perrin, E, Pevsner, A, Pilo, F, Pimenta, M, Plyaskin, V, Pojidaev, V, Pohl, M, Produit, N, Quadrani, L, Rancoita, PG, Rapin, D, Ren, D, Ren, Z, Ribordy, M, Richeux, JP, Riihonen, E, Ritakari, J, Ro, S, Roeser, U, Sagdeev, R, Santos, D, Sartorelli, G, Sbarra, C, Schael, S, Von Dratzig, AS, Schwering, G, Seo, ES, Shin, JW, Shoumilov, E, Shoutko, V, Siedenburg, T, Siedling, R, Son, D, Song, T, Spada, FR, Spinella, F, Steuer, M, Sun, GS, Suter, H, Tang, XW, Ting, SCC, Ting, SM, Tomassetti, N, Tornikoski, M, Torsti, J, Trümper, J, Ulbricht, J, Urpo, S, Valtonen, E, Vandenhirtz, J, Velikhov, E, Verlaat, B, Vetlitsky, I, Vezzu, F, Vialle, JP, Viertel, G, Vité, D, Von Gunten, H, Wicki, SW, Wallraff, W, Wang, JZ, Wiik, K, Williams, C, Wu, SX, Xia, PC, Xu, S, Xu, ZZ, Yan, JL, Yan, LG, Yang, CG, Yang, J, Yang, M, Ye, SW, Zhang, HY, Zhang, ZP, Zhao, DX, Zhou, F, Zhou, Y, Zhu, GY, Zhu, WZ, Zhuang, HL, Zichichi, A, Zimmermann, B & Zuccon, P 2010, 'Relative composition and energy spectra of light nuclei in cosmic rays: Results from AMS-01', Astrophysical Journal, vol. 724, no. 1, pp. 329-340. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/724/1/329

TY - JOUR

T1 - Relative composition and energy spectra of light nuclei in cosmic rays

T2 - Results from AMS-01

AU - Aguilar, M.

AU - Alcaraz, J.

AU - Allaby, J.

AU - Alpat, B.

AU - Ambrosi, G.

AU - Anderhub, H.

AU - Ao, L.

AU - Arefiev, A.

AU - Arruda, L.

AU - Azzarello, P.

AU - Basile, M.

AU - Barao, F.

AU - Barreira, G.

AU - Bartoloni, A.

AU - Battiston, R.

AU - Becker, R.

AU - Becker, U.

AU - Bellagamba, L.

AU - Béné, P.

AU - Berdugo, J.

AU - Berges, P.

AU - Bertucci, B.

AU - Biland, A.

AU - Bindi, V.

AU - Boella, G.

AU - Boschini, M.

AU - Bourquin, M.

AU - Bruni, G.

AU - Buénerd, M.

AU - Burger, J. D.

AU - Burger, W. J.

AU - Cai, X. D.

AU - Cannarsa, P.

AU - Capell, M.

AU - Casadei, D.

AU - Casaus, J.

AU - Castellini, G.

AU - Cernuda, I.

AU - Chang, Y. H.

AU - Chen, H. F.

AU - Chen, H. S.

AU - Chen, Z. G.

AU - Chernoplekov, N. A.

AU - Chiueh, T. H.

AU - Choi, Y. Y.

AU - Cindolo, F.

AU - Commichau, V.

AU - Contin, A.

AU - Cortina-Gil, E.

AU - Crespo, D.

AU - Cristinziani, M.

AU - Dai, T. S.

AU - Dela Guia, C.

AU - Delgado, C.

AU - Di Falco, S.

AU - Djambazov, L.

AU - D'Antone, I.

AU - Dong, Z. R.

AU - Duranti, M.

AU - Engelberg, J.

AU - Eppling, F. J.

AU - Eronen, T.

AU - Extermann, P.

AU - Favier, J.

AU - Fiandrini, E.

AU - Fisher, P. H.

AU - Flügge, G.

AU - Fouque, N.

AU - Galaktionov, Y.

AU - Gervasi, M.

AU - Giovacchini, F.

AU - Giusti, P.

AU - Grandi, D.

AU - Grimm, O.

AU - Gu, W. Q.

AU - Haino, S.

AU - Hangarter, K.

AU - Hasan, A.

AU - Hermel, V.

AU - Hofer, H.

AU - Hungerford, W.

AU - Ionica, M.

AU - Jongmanns, M.

AU - Karlamaa, K.

AU - Karpinski, W.

AU - Kenney, G.

AU - Kim, D. H.

AU - Kim, G. N.

AU - Kim, K. S.

AU - Kirn, T.

AU - Klimentov, A.

AU - Kossakowski, R.

AU - Kounine, A.

AU - Koutsenko, V.

AU - Kraeber, M.

AU - Laborie, G.

AU - Laitinen, T.

AU - Lamanna, G.

AU - Laurenti, G.

AU - Lebedev, A.

AU - Lechanoine-Leluc, C.

AU - Lee, M. W.

AU - Lee, S. C.

AU - Levi, G.

AU - Lin, C. H.

AU - Liu, H. T.

AU - Lu, G.

AU - Lu, Y. S.

AU - Lübelsmeyer, K.

AU - Luckey, D.

AU - Lustermann, W.

AU - Maña, C.

AU - Margotti, A.

AU - Mayet, F.

AU - McNeil, R. R.

AU - Menichelli, M.

AU - Mihul, A.

AU - Mujunen, A.

AU - Oliva, A.

AU - Palmonari, F.

AU - Park, H. B.

AU - Park, W. H.

AU - Pauluzzi, M.

AU - Pauss, F.

AU - Pereira, R.

AU - Perrin, E.

AU - Pevsner, A.

AU - Pilo, F.

AU - Pimenta, M.

AU - Plyaskin, V.

AU - Pojidaev, V.

AU - Pohl, M.

AU - Produit, N.

AU - Quadrani, L.

AU - Rancoita, P. G.

AU - Rapin, D.

AU - Ren, D.

AU - Ren, Z.

AU - Ribordy, M.

AU - Richeux, J. P.

AU - Riihonen, E.

AU - Ritakari, J.

AU - Ro, S.

AU - Roeser, U.

AU - Sagdeev, R.

AU - Santos, D.

AU - Sartorelli, G.

AU - Sbarra, C.

AU - Schael, S.

AU - Von Dratzig, A. Schultz

AU - Schwering, G.

AU - Seo, E. S.

AU - Shin, J. W.

AU - Shoumilov, E.

AU - Shoutko, V.

AU - Siedenburg, T.

AU - Siedling, R.

AU - Son, D.

AU - Song, T.

AU - Spada, F. R.

AU - Spinella, F.

AU - Steuer, M.

AU - Sun, G. S.

AU - Suter, H.

AU - Tang, X. W.

AU - Ting, Samuel C.C.

AU - Ting, S. M.

AU - Tomassetti, N.

AU - Tornikoski, M.

AU - Torsti, J.

AU - Trümper, J.

AU - Ulbricht, J.

AU - Urpo, S.

AU - Valtonen, E.

AU - Vandenhirtz, J.

AU - Velikhov, E.

AU - Verlaat, B.

AU - Vetlitsky, I.

AU - Vezzu, F.

AU - Vialle, J. P.

AU - Viertel, G.

AU - Vité, D.

AU - Von Gunten, H.

AU - Wicki, S. Waldmeier

AU - Wallraff, W.

AU - Wang, J. Z.

AU - Wiik, K.

AU - Williams, C.

AU - Wu, S. X.

AU - Xia, P. C.

AU - Xu, S.

AU - Xu, Z. Z.

AU - Yan, J. L.

AU - Yan, L. G.

AU - Yang, C. G.

AU - Yang, J.

AU - Yang, M.

AU - Ye, S. W.

AU - Zhang, H. Y.

AU - Zhang, Z. P.

AU - Zhao, D. X.

AU - Zhou, F.

AU - Zhou, Y.

AU - Zhu, G. Y.

AU - Zhu, W. Z.

AU - Zhuang, H. L.

AU - Zichichi, A.

AU - Zimmermann, B.

AU - Zuccon, P.

PY - 2010/11/20

Y1 - 2010/11/20

N2 - Measurement of the chemical and isotopic composition of cosmic rays is essential for the precise understanding of their propagation in the galaxy. While the model parameters are mainly determined using the B/C ratio, the study of extended sets of ratios can provide stronger constraints on the propagation models. In this paper, the relative abundances of light-nuclei lithium, beryllium, boron, and carbon are presented. The secondary-to-primary ratios Li/C, Be/C, and B/C have been measured in the kinetic energy range 0.35-45 GeV nucleon-1. The isotopic ratio 7Li/6Li is also determined in the magnetic rigidity interval 2.5-6.3 GV. The secondary-to-secondary ratios Li/Be, Li/B, and Be/B are also reported. These measurements are based on the data collected by the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer AMS-01 during the STS-91 space shuttle flight in 1998 June. Our experimental results are in substantial agreement with other measurements, where they exist. We describe our light-nuclei data with a diffusive-reacceleration model. A 10%-15% overproduction of Be is found in the model predictions and can be attributed to uncertainties in the production cross-section data.

AB - Measurement of the chemical and isotopic composition of cosmic rays is essential for the precise understanding of their propagation in the galaxy. While the model parameters are mainly determined using the B/C ratio, the study of extended sets of ratios can provide stronger constraints on the propagation models. In this paper, the relative abundances of light-nuclei lithium, beryllium, boron, and carbon are presented. The secondary-to-primary ratios Li/C, Be/C, and B/C have been measured in the kinetic energy range 0.35-45 GeV nucleon-1. The isotopic ratio 7Li/6Li is also determined in the magnetic rigidity interval 2.5-6.3 GV. The secondary-to-secondary ratios Li/Be, Li/B, and Be/B are also reported. These measurements are based on the data collected by the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer AMS-01 during the STS-91 space shuttle flight in 1998 June. Our experimental results are in substantial agreement with other measurements, where they exist. We describe our light-nuclei data with a diffusive-reacceleration model. A 10%-15% overproduction of Be is found in the model predictions and can be attributed to uncertainties in the production cross-section data.

KW - Acceleration of particles

KW - Cosmic rays, nuclear reactions, nucleosynthesis, abundances

KW - Space vehicles

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=78650108170&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1088/0004-637X/724/1/329

DO - 10.1088/0004-637X/724/1/329

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:78650108170

SN - 0004-637X

VL - 724

SP - 329

EP - 340

JO - Astrophysical Journal

JF - Astrophysical Journal

IS - 1

ER -

Relative composition and energy spectra of light nuclei in cosmic rays: Results from AMS-01

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