A Markov Chain Monte Carlo technique to sample transport and source parameters of Galactic cosmic rays: II. Results for the diffusion model combining B/C and radioactive nuclei

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 516, Issue 19, 2010, Pages

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

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITÉ JOSEPH FOURIER GRENOBLE 1   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e INSTITUT D'ASTROPHYSIQUE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

cosmic rays; methods: statistical

Indexed keywords

COSMIC RAYS; COSMOLOGY; DIFFUSION; GALAXIES; MARKOV PROCESSES; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RADIOACTIVITY;

BEST-FIT MODEL PARAMETERS; BEST-FIT MODELS; CONFIDENCE LEVELS; COSMIC RADIATION; DAMPING EFFECT; DIFFUSION MODEL; DIRECT MEASUREMENT; GALACTIC COSMIC RAYS; GALACTIC WINDS; INTERSTALLAR MEDIUM; ISOTOPIC RATIOS; MARKOV CHAIN MONTE CARLO METHOD; MARKOV CHAIN MONTE CARLO TECHNIQUES; METHODS:STATISTICAL; PARAMETER DETERMINATION; PRESENCE/ABSENCE; PROPAGATION MODELS; RADIOACTIVE NUCLEI; RE-ACCELERATION; SAMPLE TRANSPORT; SOURCE PARAMETERS; TRANSPORT PARAMETERS;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 77957839478     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201014010     Document Type: Article

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