Origin of light nuclei in near earth orbit
arXiv:astro-ph/0105523 · doi:10.1016/S0370-2693(01)01247-3
Abstract
The possible sources of light nuclei populations observed recently below the geomagnetic cutoff by the AMS experiment are discussed in terms of nuclear processes: fragmentation of the incoming flux of cosmic helium on atmospheric nuclei, and nuclear coalescence from proton and helium induced reactions. Results of simulations for deuterium, tritium, helium 3 and 4, are presented.
11 pages, 4 figures
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