The energy spectra of heavy nuclei measured by the ATIC experiment

A. D. Panov, Lomonosov Moscow State University
J. H. Adams, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
H. S. Ahn, University of Maryland, College Park
G. L. Bashindzhagyan, Lomonosov Moscow State University
K. E. Batkov, Lomonosov Moscow State University
J. Chang, Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
M. Christl, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
A. R. Fazely, Southern University and A&M College
O. Ganel, University of Maryland, College Park
R. M. Gunasingha, Southern University and A&M College
T. G. Guzik, Louisiana State University
J. Isbert, Louisiana State University
K. C. Kim, University of Maryland, College Park
E. N. Kouznetsov, Lomonosov Moscow State University
M. I. Panasyuk, Lomonosov Moscow State University
W. K.H. Schmidt, Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
E. S. Seo, University of Maryland, College Park
N. V. Sokolskaya, Lomonosov Moscow State University
J. P. Wefel, Louisiana State University
J. Wu, University of Maryland, College Park
V. I. Zatsepin, Lomonosov Moscow State University

Abstract

The preliminary energy spectra of heavy nuclei C, O, Ne, Mg, Si, and Fe in the primary cosmic rays measured by the ATIC-2 experiment are presented and compared to previous data and to propagation models. Using previous data to extend the ATIC-2 results for all heavy nuclei to higher energy, the combined spectra can be best fit with diffusion model with weak reacceleration and scattering on random magnetic field with a Kolmogorov spectrum fluctuations becoming dominant at high energy. © 2005 COSPAR.