A Mathematical Framework for the Energy Spectrum of Primary Cosmic Rays
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Authors
Kraft, David W.
Issue Date
2016-04-01
Type
Presentation
Language
en_US
Keywords
Astrophysics , Cosmic rays , Mathmatics
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Abstract
Primary cosmic rays are nucleons from outer space incident upon the Earth’s atmosphere. Their flux varies with energy E as 𝐸^(−𝛾) in which the exponent assumes values between 2.5 and 3.2. We provide herein a framework to account for these values. We consider the particles’ kinetic temperature T and introduce a damping factor 𝑇^(−𝑚) to account for non head-on collisions. It is the presence of the index m which can provide values of γ.