Erratum: Signature of Energy Losses on the Cosmic Ray Electron Spectrum [Phys. Rev. Lett. 125, 051101 (2020)].

This corrects the article DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.

Signature of Energy Losses on the Cosmic Ray Electron Spectrum.

We show that the fine structure of the electron spectrum in cosmic rays, especially the excess claimed by AMS-02 at energies ≳42  GeV, is fully accounted for in terms of inverse Compton losses in the photon background dominated by ultraviolet, infrared, and cosmic microwave background photons, plus the standard synchrotron losses in the Galactic magnetic field. The transition to the Klein-Nishina regime on the ultraviolet background causes the feature. Hence, contrary to previous statements, observations do not require the overlap of different components.

Origin of the Cosmic Ray Galactic Halo Driven by Advected Turbulence and Self-Generated Waves.

The diffusive paradigm for the transport of Galactic cosmic rays is central to our understanding of the origin of these high energy particles. However, it is worth recalling that the normalization, energy dependence, and spatial extent of the diffusion coefficient in the interstellar medium are fitted to the data and typically are not derived from more basic principles. Here, we discuss a scenario in which the diffusion properties of cosmic rays are derived from a combination of wave self-generation and advection from the Galactic disc, where the sources of cosmic rays are assumed to be located.