The Sun resides in the so-called Local Bubble, an underdense region, embedded in a dense wall of molecular clouds. This structure is expected to act as an efficient cosmic-ray isotropizer. Using realistic assumptions on the impact of the Local Bubble on cosmic-ray diffusion, we demonstrate that the Local Bubble can dilute the directional information of energetic positrons and electrons in cosmic rays.
The Sun resides in the so-called Local Bubble, an underdense region, embedded in a dense wall of...
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institut für Experimentelle Kernphysik, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
M. Weinreuter
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institut für Experimentelle Kernphysik, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
S. Kunz
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institut für Experimentelle Kernphysik, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
D. Gaggero
SISSA, via Bonomea 265, 34136, Trieste, Italy
INFN, sezione di Trieste, via Valerio 2, 34127, Trieste, Italy
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The Sun resides in the so-called Local Bubble, an underdense region, embedded in a dense wall of molecular clouds. This structure is expected to act as an efficient cosmic-ray isotropizer. Using realistic assumptions on the impact of the Local Bubble on cosmic-ray diffusion, we demonstrate that the Local Bubble can dilute the directional information of energetic positrons and electrons in cosmic rays.
The Sun resides in the so-called Local Bubble, an underdense region, embedded in a dense wall of...
