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Do supernovae of type 1 paly a role in cosmic-ray production?
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Shapiro, M. M. |
| Copyright Year | 1985 |
| Description | A model of cosmic-ray origin is suggested which aims to account for some salient features of the composition. Relative to solar abundances, the Galactic cosmic rays (GCR) are deficient in hydrogen and helim (H and He) by an order of magnitude when the two compositions are normalized at iron. Our conjectural model implicates supernovae of Type I (SN-I) as sources of some of the GCR. SN-I occur approximately as often as SN-II, through their genesis is thought to be different. Recent studies of nucleosynthesis in SN-I based on accreting white dwarfs, find that the elements from Si to Fe are produced copiously. On the other hand, SN-I are virtually devoid of hydrogen, and upper limits deduced for He are low. If SN-I contribute significantly to the pool of GCR by injecting energetic particles into the interstellar medium (ISM), then this could explain why the resulting GCR is relatively deficient in H and He. A test of the model is proposed, and difficulties are discussed. |
| File Size | 241243 |
| Page Count | 4 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19850026592 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t5hb40v6w |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1985-08-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Space Radiation Interstellar Radiation White Dwarf Stars Supernovae Hydrogen Abundance Mathematical Models Helium Interstellar Matter Cosmic Rays Galactic Radiation Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
