Sources of primary cosmic rays

Abstract

In the paper, a comparative primary cosmic rays (PCR) comparative analysis by $E_0$ and the spectra of variable stars by periods is carried out in order to establish the causes of irregularities in the spectrum of PCR by $E_0$. The study was performed using the public database of the KASCADE-Grande experiment and GCVS and ZTF variable star catalogues. It has been suggested that the acceleration of PCR to high and super-high energies occurs not only on the shock waves of supernovae, but also in bursts of giants and super-giants. The relationship between the periods of variable stars and the maximum energy $E_0$ of the nuclei of PCRs generated by these types of stars is shown. Irregularities in the PCR spectrum by $E_0$ are associated with the transition from one dominant stars type to another as $E_0$ increases. The knee in the PCR spectrum at $E_0~=~3-5~PeV$ is associated with a decrease in the contribution of SRB variability stars and a further increase in the contribution of Mira variable stars to the PCR flux. The bump in the PCR spectrum with a maximum at $E_0~=~80~PeV$, established in the KASCADE-Grande experiment, is formed by giant stars and super-giants of the Mira and SRC variability.