Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 674–677 (1999)Antiprotons at Solar Maximum
New measurements with good statistics will make it possible to observe the time variation of cosmic antiprotons at 1 AU through the approaching peak of solar activity. We report a new computation of the interstellar antiproton spectrum expected from collisions between cosmic protons and the interstellar gas. This spectrum is then used as input to a steady-state drift model of solar modulation, in order to provide predictions for the antiproton spectrum as well as the antiproton/proton ratio at 1 AU. Our model predicts a surprisingly large, rapid increase in the antiproton/proton ratio through the next solar maximum, followed by a large excursion in the ratio during the following decade. © 1999 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.83.674
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.83.674
PACS:
98.70.Sa, 96.40.Kk
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