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2016ApJ...827...83K - Astrophys. J., 827, 83-83 (2016/August-2)

The unreasonable weakness of r-process cosmic rays in the neutron-star-merger nucleosynthesis scenario.

KYUTOKU K. and IOKA K.

Abstract (from CDS):

We reach the robust conclusion that, by combining the observed cosmic rays of r-process elements with the fact that the velocity of the neutron-star-merger ejecta is much higher than that of the supernova ejecta, either (1) the reverse shock in the neutron-star-merger ejecta is a very inefficient accelerator that converts less than 0.003% of the ejecta kinetic energy to the cosmic-ray energy or (2) the neutron star merger is not the origin of the Galactic r-process elements. We also find that the acceleration efficiency should be less than 0.1% for the reverse shock of the supernova ejecta with observed cosmic rays lighter than the iron.

Abstract Copyright: © 2016. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.

Journal keyword(s): acceleration of particles - cosmic rays - ISM: supernova remnants - nuclear reactions, nucleosynthesis, abundances - shock waves - stars: neutron - stars: neutron

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