Cosmic ray positrons at high energies: A new measurement

S. W. Barwick; J. J. Beatty; C. R. Bower; C. Chaput; S. Coutu; G. De Nolfo; D. Ficenec; J. Knapp; D. M. Lowder; S. McKee; D. Müller; J. A. Musser; S. L. Nutter; E. Schneider; S. P. Swordy; K. K. Tang; G. Tarlé; A. D. Tomasch; E. Torbet

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.75.390

Cosmic ray positrons at high energies: A new measurement

S. W. Barwick, J. J. Beatty, C. R. Bower, C. Chaput, S. Coutu, G. De Nolfo, D. Ficenec, J. Knapp, D. M. Lowder, S. McKee, D. Müller, J. A. Musser, S. L. Nutter, E. Schneider, S. P. Swordy, K. K. Tang, G. Tarlé, A. D. Tomasch, E. Torbet

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Abstract

We present a new measurement of the cosmic-ray positron fraction e+/(e++e-) obtained from the first balloon flight of the High Energy Antimatter Telescope (HEAT). Using a magnet spectrometer combined with a transition radiation detector, an electromagnetic calorimeter, and time-of-flight counters we have achieved a high degree of background rejection. Our results do not indicate a major contribution to the positron flux from primary sources. In particular, we see no evidence for the significant rise in the positron fraction at energies above ∼10 GeV previously reported.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	390-393
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical review letters
Volume	75
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.75.390
State	Published - 1995

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Barwick, S. W., Beatty, J. J., Bower, C. R., Chaput, C., Coutu, S., De Nolfo, G., Ficenec, D., Knapp, J., Lowder, D. M., McKee, S., Müller, D., Musser, J. A., Nutter, S. L., Schneider, E., Swordy, S. P., Tang, K. K., Tarlé, G., Tomasch, A. D., & Torbet, E. (1995). Cosmic ray positrons at high energies: A new measurement. Physical review letters, 75(3), 390-393. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.75.390

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