Abstract
Three different models have been proposed for LiBeB production bycosmic rays: the CRI model in which the cosmic rays areaccelerated out of an ISM of solar composition scaled withmetallicity; the CRS model in which cosmic rays with compositionsimilar to that of the current epoch cosmic rays are acceleratedout of fresh supernova ejecta; and the LECR model in which adistinct low energy component coexists with the postulated cosmicrays of the CRI model. These models are usually distinguished bytheir predictions concerning the evolution of the Be and Babundances. Here we emphasize the energetics which favor the CRSmodel. This model is also favored by observations showing that thebulk (80 to 90%) of all supernovae occur in hot, low densitysuperbubbles, where supernova shocks can accelerate the cosmicrays from supernova ejecta enriched matter.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Axford, W.I.: 1981, Annals N.Y. Acad. Sci. 375, 297.
Bloemen, H., et al.: 1994, Astron. Astrophys. 281, L5.
Bykov, A.M.: 1995, Space Sci. Rev. 74, 397.
Cassé, M., Lehoucq, R. and Vangioni-Flam, E.: 1995, Nature 373, 318.
Ellison, D.C., Drury, L.O'C. and Meyer, J-P.: 1997, Astrophys. J. 487, 197.
Erlykin, A.D. and Wolfendale, A.W.: 1997, Astropart. Phys. 7, 203.
Fields, B.D. and Olive, K.A.: 1998, Astrophys. J., 516, 797.
Higdon, H.C., Lingenfelter, R.E. and Ramaty, R.: 1998, Astrophys. J. Lett. 509, L33.
Israelian, G., Garcia Lopez, R.G. and Rebolo, R.: 1998, Astrophys. J. 507, 805.
Lingenfelter, R.E., Ramaty, R. and Kozlovsky, B.: 1998, Astrophys. J. 500, L153.
Matteucci, F. and Greggio, L.: 1986, Astron. Astrophys. 154, 279.
Meyer, J-P., Drury, L. O'C. and Ellison, D.C.: 1997, Astrophys. J. 487, 182.
Pagel, B.E.J.: 1991, Nature 354, 267.
Parizot, E.M.G., Cassé, M. and Vangioni-Flam, E.: 1997, Astron. Astrophys. 328, 107.
Ramaty, R.: 1996, Astron. Astrophys. Suppl. 120, C373.
Ramaty, R., Kozlovsky, B. and Lingenfelter, R.E.: 1996, Astrophys. J. 456, 525.
Ramaty, R., Kozlovsky, B. and Lingenfelter, R.E.: 1998a, Phys. Today 51, No. 4, 30.
Ramaty, R., Kozlovsky, B., Lingenfelter, R.E. and Reeves, H.: 1997, Astrophys. J. 488, 730.
Ramaty, R., Lingenfelter, R.E. and Kozlovsky, B.: 1998b, in N. Prantzos and S. Harrisopulos (eds.), Frontières, Paris, p. 52. Nuclei In the Cosmos V.
Tsujimoto, T. and Shigeyama, T.: 1998, Astrophys. J. 508, L151.
Vangioni-Flam, E., Cassé, M., Fields, B.D. and Olive, K.A.: 1996, Astron. Astrophys. 468, 199.
Vangioni-Flam, E., Ramaty, R., Olive, K. and Cassé, M.: 1998, Astron. Astrophys. 337, 714.
Webber, W.R.: 1997, Space Sci. Rev. 81, 107.
Woosley, S.E. and Weaver, T.A.: 1995, Astrophys. J. Suppl. 101, 181.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Ramaty, R., Lingenfelter, R.E. Li Be B Energetics and Cosmic Ray Origin. Astrophysics and Space Science 265, 71–76 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1002185328791
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1002185328791