Measurement of separate cosmic-ray electron and positron spectra with the Fermi Large Area Telescope
2012
We measured separate
cosmic-rayelectron and
positronspectra with the Fermi Large Area Telescope. Because the instrument does not have an onboard magnet, we distinguish the two species by exploiting the
Earth's shadow, which is offset in opposite directions for opposite charges due to the
Earth's magnetic field. We estimate and subtract the
cosmic-rayproton background using two different methods that produce consistent results. We report the electron-only spectrum, the
positron-only spectrum, and the
positronfraction between 20 GeV and 200 GeV. We confirm that the fraction rises with energy in the 20--100 GeV range and determine for the first time that it continues to rise between 100 and 200 GeV.
Keywords:
-
Correction
-
Source
-
Cite
-
Save
0
References
585
Citations
NaN
KQI