SuperTIGER instrument abundances of galactic cosmic rays for the charge interval 41⩽Z⩽56

We report preliminary elemental abundance results from the 55-day long-duration-balloon flight of SuperTIGER (Super Trans-Iron Galactic Element Recorder) during the 2012–2013 austral summer. SuperTIGER measured the relative abundances of Galactic cosmic-ray (GCR) nuclei with high statistical precisi...

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Published in:	Advances in space research Vol. 70; no. 9; pp. 2666 - 2673
Main Authors:	Walsh, Nathan Elliot, Akaike, Yosui, Binns, Walter Robert, Bose, Richard G., Brandt, Terri J., Braun, Dana L., Cannady, Nicholas W., Dowkontt, Paul F., Hams, Thomas, Israel, Martin H., Krizmanic, John F., Labrador, Allan W., Mewaldt, Richard A., Mitchell, John W., Murphy, Ryan P., de Nolfo, Georgia A., Nutter, Scott, Olevitch, Martin A., Rauch, Brian. F., Sakai, Kenichi, Sasaki, Makoto, Simburger, Garry E., Stone, Ed C., Tatoli, Teresa, Ward, John Ennis, Wiedenbeck, Mark E., Zober, Wolfgang V.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier B.V 01-11-2022
Subjects:	Antarctica Binary neutron star merger Galactic cosmic rays Long-duration balloon Supernova Supernova Binary neutron star merger Antarctica Galactic cosmic rays Long-duration balloon
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Summary:	We report preliminary elemental abundance results from the 55-day long-duration-balloon flight of SuperTIGER (Super Trans-Iron Galactic Element Recorder) during the 2012–2013 austral summer. SuperTIGER measured the relative abundances of Galactic cosmic-ray (GCR) nuclei with high statistical precision and well resolved individual element peaks from 10Ne to 40Zr. SuperTIGER also made exploratory measurements of the relative abundances up to 56Ba. Although the statistics are low for elements heavier than 40Zr, we present, for the first time, relative abundance measurements of charges Z=41-56 with individual element resolution. GCR measurements up to 40Zr support a source acceleration model where supernovae in OB associations preferentially accelerate refractory elements that are more readily embedded in interstellar dust grains than volatiles. In addition, injection into the GCR for both refractory and volatile elements appears to follow a charge dependence consistent with their grain sputtering cross sections. By extending the GCR measurement range past 40Zr, we can begin to further constrain these models.
ISSN:	0273-1177 1879-1948
DOI:	10.1016/j.asr.2022.04.063