LiBeB: High and low energy cosmic ray production and comparison with ν induced nucleosynthesis in SNII
✍ Scribed by R. Ramaty; H. Reeves; R.E. Lingenfelter; B. Kozlovsky
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 338 KB
- Volume
- 621
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0375-9474
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✦ Synopsis
We present new calculations of LiBeB production by accelerated particles with various compositions and energy spectra ranging from low energies to relativistic energies, and various ambient medium metallicities (Z/Zo). The observed, essentially constant, Be/Fe ratio as a function of Z/Z o can be best understood if the metallicity of the accelerated particles (high energy or low energy) does not vary much with Z/Z@. This could be achieved if the particles are accelerated directly from the ejecta of Type II supernovae (SNII) and not from the interstellar medium. Using the observed Be/Fe and the fact that most of the Fe at low Z/Zo is from SNII, we derive the energy content in accelerated particles per SNII (a few times 10 5o erg). We show that additional nB production by neutrinos is consistent with the available data, allowing a neutrino yield from SNII less than or equal to the nominal published yields. We further show that the observed 6Li at low Z/Z~ suggests that the accelerated particles responsible for the LiBeB at such Z/Z~.~ are confined to low energies and have a relatively high He/O abundance.