Cosmic Ray Origin and Propagation Model
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It is presumed that the observed cosmic rays up to about 3 × 1018 eV are of Galactic origin, the particles being the ones which are found in the composition of the stellar winds of stars that explode as supernova into the interstellar medium (ISM) or into their winds. These particles are accelerated in the supernova shock. In order to obtain the observed cosmic ray spectrum it is necessary to take into account the diffusive losses in the Galaxy (which are making the energy spectrum more steeper). Another modification of the source spectrum is due to the fragmentation (spallation) of the cosmic ray particles, after their collision with the ISM atoms. In this paper we are proving that some particles are injected in the supernova shock one or two time ionized, and, also, that the contribution of massive stars (30M⊙ ≤ M ≤ 50M⊙) accelerated particles to cosmic rays (where the winds are highly enriched in heavy elements) is 1:2 for elements with Z ≥ 6. Another goal of this paper is to check if the particles are injected with the same velocity, energy or momentum. PACS numbers: 98.70.Sa
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