Speaker
Andrii Kotenko
(Universite de Geneve (CH))
Description
Protons are the most abundant component of Cosmic Rays (CRs), predominantly of primary origin. Due to their relatively high flux compared to the other CR elements, they constitute a unique footprint of the high-energy CR phenomena that can be probed with space experiments. Recent results of the DAMPE mission on the combined proton plus helium flux indicate the presence of a new structure – a spectral hardening at about 150 TeV. It is now of utmost importance to measure individual CR
proton spectrum at such energies, gradually approaching the PeV frontier and the CR knee. This will provide an essential piece of information for identifying the high-energy CR origin in our galaxy.
| Collaboration(s) | DAMPE |
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Author
Andrii Kotenko
(Universite de Geneve (CH))
Co-authors
Andrii Tykhonov
(Universite de Geneve (CH))
Chuan Yue
Paul Coppin
(Universite de Geneve (CH))
Dr
Pengxiong Ma
(Purple mountain observatory, CAS)
Xin Wu
(Universite de Geneve (CH))
