Abundances in cosmic rays

Abstract

Elemental, isotopic, and antiproton abundances in cosmic ray sources are examined. The elemental abundances for very rare elements with atomic numbers (Z) greater than 30, for individual elements with Z less than 33, and for even-Z elements with Z less than 60 are compared with elemental abundances in the solar system. The effects of nucleosynthesis of the material and the cosmic ray acceleration process on the abundances of elements is discussed. It is observed that the cosmic ray sources differ in composition from the solar system; however, the abundances are generally the same. The observations of the cosmic ray antiprotons are described.