We present the results of the most complete scan of the parameter space for cosmic ray (CR) injection and propagation. We perform a Bayesian search of the main GALPROP parameters, using the MultiNest nested sampling algorithm, augmented by the BAMBI neural network machine-learning package. This is the first study to separate out low-mass isotopes (p, , and He) from the usual light elements (Be, B, C, N, and O). We find that the propagation parameters that best-fit , and He data are significantly different from those that fit light elements, including the B/C and 10Be/9Be secondary-to-primary ratios normally used to calibrate propagation parameters. This suggests that each set of species is probing a very different interstellar medium, and that the standard approach of calibrating propagation parameters using B/C can lead to incorrect results. We present posterior distributions and best-fit parameters for propagation of both sets of nuclei, as well as for the injection abundances of elements from H to Si. The input GALDEF files with these new parameters will be included in an upcoming public GALPROP update.

Bayesian analysis of cosmic ray propagation: evidence against homogeneous diffusion / Johannesson, G.; Austri, R. R. D.; Vincent, A. C.; Moskalenko, I. V.; Orlando, E.; Porter, T. A.; Strong, A. W.; Trotta, R.; Feroz, F.; Graff, P.; Hobson, M. P.. - In: THE ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL. - ISSN 0004-637X. - 824:1(2016), pp. 1-19. [10.3847/0004-637X/824/1/16]

Bayesian analysis of cosmic ray propagation: evidence against homogeneous diffusion

Trotta R.;
2016-01-01

Abstract

We present the results of the most complete scan of the parameter space for cosmic ray (CR) injection and propagation. We perform a Bayesian search of the main GALPROP parameters, using the MultiNest nested sampling algorithm, augmented by the BAMBI neural network machine-learning package. This is the first study to separate out low-mass isotopes (p, , and He) from the usual light elements (Be, B, C, N, and O). We find that the propagation parameters that best-fit , and He data are significantly different from those that fit light elements, including the B/C and 10Be/9Be secondary-to-primary ratios normally used to calibrate propagation parameters. This suggests that each set of species is probing a very different interstellar medium, and that the standard approach of calibrating propagation parameters using B/C can lead to incorrect results. We present posterior distributions and best-fit parameters for propagation of both sets of nuclei, as well as for the injection abundances of elements from H to Si. The input GALDEF files with these new parameters will be included in an upcoming public GALPROP update.
2016
824
1
1
19
16
https://arxiv.org/abs/1602.02243
Johannesson, G.; Austri, R. R. D.; Vincent, A. C.; Moskalenko, I. V.; Orlando, E.; Porter, T. A.; Strong, A. W.; Trotta, R.; Feroz, F.; Graff, P.; Hob...espandi
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