Precise Measurement of the Cosmic Ray Helium Spectrum above 0.1 PeV
文献类型:期刊论文
| 作者 | Cao, Zhen2,3,4; Aharonian, F.4,5,6,7; Bai, Y. X.2,4; Bao, Y. W.8; Bastieri, D.9; Bi, X. J.2,3,4; Bi, Y. J.2,4; Bian, W.8; Blunier, J.10; Blunier, J.10 |
| 刊名 | PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
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| 出版日期 | 2026-03-26 |
| 卷号 | 136期号:12 |
| ISSN号 | 0031-9007 |
| DOI | 10.1103/d838-49gt |
| 产权排序 | 第26完成单位 |
| 文献子类 | Article |
| 英文摘要 | We report a measurement of the cosmic ray helium energy spectrum in the energy interval 0.16-13 PeV, derived by subtracting the proton spectrum from the light component (proton and helium) spectrum obtained with observations made by the Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO) under a consistent energy scale. The helium spectrum shows a significant hardening centered at E similar or equal to 1.1 PeV, followed by a softening at similar to 7 PeV, indicating the appearance of a helium knee. Comparing the proton and helium spectra in the LHAASO energy range reveals some remarkable facts. In the lower part of this range, in contrast to the behavior at lower energies, the helium spectrum is significantly softer than the proton spectrum. This results in protons overtaking helium nuclei and becoming the largest cosmic ray component at E similar or equal to 0.7 PeV. A second crossing of the two spectra is observed at E similar or equal to 5 PeV, above the proton knee, when helium nuclei overtake protons to become the largest cosmic ray component again. These results have important implications for our understanding of the Galactic cosmic ray sources. |
| 学科主题 | 天文学 ; 星系与宇宙学 |
| URL标识 | 查看原文 |
| 出版地 | ONE PHYSICS ELLIPSE, COLLEGE PK, MD 20740-3844 USA |
| WOS关键词 | ENERGY-SPECTRUM ; KNEE |
| 资助项目 | National Key R&D program of China[2024YFA1611401]; National Key R&D program of China[2024YFA1611402]; National Key R&D program of China[2024YFA1611403]; National Key R&D program of China[2024YFA1611404]; National Natural Science Foundation of China[12393851]; National Natural Science Foundation of China[12393852]; National Natural Science Foundation of China[12393853]; National Natural Science Foundation of China[12393854]; NSFC[12275280]; NSFC[12105293]; NSFC[11905240]; NSFC[12375106]; NSFC[12261141691]; Innovation Project of IHEP[E25451U2]; Sichuan Science and Technology Department[2024JDHJ0001]; Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS YIPA)[2023019]; Institute of High Energy Physics[E45464U2]; Thailand's National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA); National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) under the High-Potential Research Team Grant Program[N42A650868] |
| WOS研究方向 | Physics |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| WOS记录号 | WOS:001746914500001 |
| 出版者 | AMER PHYSICAL SOC |
| 资助机构 | National Key R&D program of China[2024YFA1611401, 2024YFA1611402, 2024YFA1611403, 2024YFA1611404] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[12393851, 12393852, 12393853, 12393854] ; NSFC[12275280, 12105293, 11905240, 12375106, 12261141691] ; Innovation Project of IHEP[E25451U2] ; Sichuan Science and Technology Department[2024JDHJ0001] ; Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS YIPA)[2023019] ; Institute of High Energy Physics[E45464U2] ; Thailand's National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) ; National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) under the High-Potential Research Team Grant Program[N42A650868] |
| 版本 | 出版稿 |
| 源URL | [http://ir.ynao.ac.cn/handle/114a53/29204] ![]() |
| 专题 | 云南天文台_丽江天文观测站(南方基地) |
| 通讯作者 | Chen, S.; Lv, H. K.; Wang, K.; Zhang, Li |
| 作者单位 | 1.National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100190 Beijing, China; 2.State Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics and Experimental Physics Division and Computing Center, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049 Beijing, China; 3.University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049 Beijing, China; 4.TIANFU Cosmic Ray Research Center, 610000 Chengdu, Sichuan, China; 5.University of Science and Technology of China, 230026 Hefei, Anhui, China; 6.Yerevan State University, 1 Alek Manukyan Street, Yerevan 0025, Armenia; 7.Max-Planck-Institut for Nuclear Physics, P.O. Box 103980, 69029 Heidelberg, Germany; 8.Tsung-Dao Lee Institute and School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 200240 Shanghai, China; 9.Center for Astrophysics, Guangzhou University, 510006 Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; 10.APC, Université Paris Cité, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/IRFU, Observatoire de Paris, 119 75205 Paris, France; |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Cao, Zhen,Aharonian, F.,Bai, Y. X.,et al. Precise Measurement of the Cosmic Ray Helium Spectrum above 0.1 PeV[J]. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS,2026,136(12). |
| APA | Cao, Zhen.,Aharonian, F..,Bai, Y. X..,Bao, Y. W..,Bastieri, D..,...&Zuo, X..(2026).Precise Measurement of the Cosmic Ray Helium Spectrum above 0.1 PeV.PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS,136(12). |
| MLA | Cao, Zhen,et al."Precise Measurement of the Cosmic Ray Helium Spectrum above 0.1 PeV".PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 136.12(2026). |
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