A Markov Chain Monte Carlo technique to sample transport and source parameters of Galactic cosmic rays

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 497, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 991-1007

  Putze, A ^a   Derome, L ^a   Maurin, D ^b   Perotto, L ^a,c   Taillet, R ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ JOSEPH FOURIER GRENOBLE 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^d LAPTH   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

Author keywords

Diffusion; ISM: cosmic rays; Methods: statistical

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; CHAINS; COSMOLOGY; DIFFUSION; MARKOV PROCESSES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; STATISTICAL MECHANICS;

BINARY SPACE PARTITIONING; GALACTIC COSMIC RAYS; ISM: COSMIC RAYS; MARKOV CHAIN MONTE CARLO; MARKOV CHAIN MONTE CARLO TECHNIQUES; METHODS:STATISTICAL; PROPAGATION MODELING; SIMULTANEOUS DETERMINATIONS;

COSMIC RAYS;

EID: 65249105488     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/200810824     Document Type: Article

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