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Light Elements and Cosmic Rays in the Early Galaxy

Astrophysics 2009-10-28 v1

Abstract

We derive constraints on the cosmic rays responsible for the Be and part of the B observed in stars formed in the early Galaxy: the cosmic rays cannot be accelerated from the ISM; their energy spectrum must be relatively hard (the bulk of the nuclear reactions should occur at >>30 MeV/nucl); and only 1049^{49} erg/SNII in high metallicity, accelerated particle kinetic energy could suffice to produce the Be and B. The reverse SNII shock could accelerate the particles.

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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/9610255,
  title  = {Light Elements and Cosmic Rays in the Early Galaxy},
  author = {R. Ramaty and B. Kozlovsky and R. E. Lingenfelter},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/9610255},
  year   = {2009}
}

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5 pages LATEX using paspconf.sty file with one embedded eps figure using psfig. In press, Proc. Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph Symposium, PASP, 1997