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On Possible Interpretations of the High Energy Electron-Positron Spectrum Measured by the Fermi Large Area Telescope | |
Grasso, D. ; Profumo, S. ; Strong, A.W. ; Baldini, L. ; Bellazzini, R. ; Bloom, E.D. ; Bregeon, J. ; Di Bernardo, G. ; Gaggero, D. ; Giglietto, N. ; Kamae, T. ; Latronico, L. ; Longo, F. ; Mazziotta, M.N. ; Moiseev, A.A. ; Morselli, A. ; Ormes, J.F. ; Pesce-Rollins, M. ; Pohl, M. ; Razzano, M. ; Sgro, C. | |
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center | |
关键词: Cumulative Radiation Effects; 71 Classical And Quantum Mechanics, General Physics; Pulsars; Nonluminous Matter; Anisotropy; | |
DOI : 10.2172/952979 RP-ID : SLAC-PUB-13617 RP-ID : AC02-76SF00515 RP-ID : 952979 |
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美国|英语 | |
来源: UNT Digital Library | |
【 摘 要 】
The Fermi-LAT experiment recently reported high precision measurements of the spectrum of cosmic-ray electrons-plus-positrons (CRE) between 20 GeV and 1 TeV. The spectrum shows no prominent spectral features, and is significantly harder than that inferred from several previous experiments. Here we discuss several interpretations of the Fermi results based either on a single large scale Galactic CRE component or by invoking additional electron-positron primary sources, e.g. nearby pulsars or particle Dark Matter annihilation. We show that while the reported Fermi-LAT data alone can be interpreted in terms of a single component scenario, when combined with other complementary experimental results, specifically the CRE spectrum measured by H.E.S.S. and especially the positron fraction reported by PAMELA between 1 and 100 GeV, that class of models fails to provide a consistent interpretation. Rather, we find that several combinations of parameters, involving both the pulsar and dark matter scenarios, allow a consistent description of those results. We also briefly discuss the possibility of discriminating between the pulsar and dark matter interpretations by looking for a possible anisotropy in the CRE flux.【 预 览 】
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