4–11 Jul 2012
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
Australia/Melbourne timezone
ICHEP2012 - 36th International Conference for High Energy Physics

The status of the cosmic e+/e- anomaly

7 Jul 2012, 12:30
15m
Room 216 (Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre)

Room 216

Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre

Melbourne Australia
Parallel Sessions Track 11. Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology Room 216 - Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology -TR11

Speaker

Prof. Csaba Balazs (Monash University (AU))

Description

The anomalous part of the cosmic electron-positron flux can be isolated within a Bayesian likelihood analysis. From the cosmic ray data the values of relevant cosmic ray propagation parameters can be also be inferred. I show how a tension arises between various cosmic ray datasets indicating an e+/e- anomaly. Then I show how to calculate the anomalous part of the PAMELA and Fermi-LAT measurements. I focus on the uncertainty of this 'signal'. Finally, I briefly compare this signal to some theoretical results predicting such an anomaly.

Primary author

Prof. Csaba Balazs (Monash University (AU))

Presentation materials