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arxiv: 2602.16214 · v2 · pith:C3JKMW6Tnew · submitted 2026-02-18 · 🌌 astro-ph.HE · astro-ph.GA

Cosmic-Ray Spectra and Metal Budget Regulated by the Galactic Wind

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A galactic wind velocity profile peaking near 700 km/s explains cosmic-ray spectral hardening and softening without diffusion breaks.

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This paper models how advection by the galactic wind shapes the cosmic-ray spectrum observed near Earth. A wind speed that rises to a maximum of roughly 700 km/s accounts for the hardening seen above a few hundred GV and the softening above a few TV, all while keeping the diffusion coefficient a simple power law. The same wind also produces a hard spectrum with index near 2 at heights of 3-5 kpc, which matches the requirements for gamma rays from the Fermi bubbles. The calculation further shows that the wind circulates metals efficiently enough to sustain disk abundances, yet the rate of beryllium production by cosmic-ray spallation remains too low to keep the Be/O ratio as high in the halo as it is in the disk.

Core claim

The advection effect of the Galactic wind with a maximum velocity of ∼700 km s^{-1} reproduces the spectral hardening from a few hundred GV and softening from a few TV in local cosmic ray spectra without a break in the diffusion coefficient's power-law dependence. A hard CR spectrum with index ∼2 below ∼TV is found at altitudes of 3-5 kpc, which is favorable for explaining the gamma-ray spectrum of the Fermi bubbles. The wind plays a key role in metal circulation, maintaining disk abundances, but CR spallation production of Beryllium is low, leading to a higher Be/O ratio in the halo compared to the disk.

What carries the argument

Galactic wind velocity profile that reaches a maximum of ∼700 km s^{-1} at altitudes where advection dominates the observed spectral shape.

If this is right

  • Observed cosmic-ray spectral features above a few hundred GV and above a few TV follow directly from advection in the wind without any break in the diffusion power law.
  • A hard spectrum with index near 2 at 3-5 kpc altitude supplies the parent particles needed for the observed Fermi-bubble gamma rays.
  • The wind maintains the metal abundance in the galactic disk by circulating enriched material.
  • Beryllium production via cosmic-ray spallation is too low to equalize the Be/O ratio between disk and halo gas.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • Similar wind velocity profiles could be tested against cosmic-ray data from other spiral galaxies.
  • Gamma-ray telescopes could map the predicted hard spectrum at a few kpc height to check the model.
  • The low beryllium yield implies that halo gas enrichment models must include additional sources or longer confinement times.
  • Coupling the wind speed to star-formation rate would predict how metal loss scales with galaxy mass.

Load-bearing premise

The galactic wind has a specific velocity profile reaching about 700 km/s where advection sets the spectral shape, and no spatially varying diffusion or source effects are required to match local data.

What would settle it

Direct measurement of the cosmic-ray spectrum or Be/O ratio at 3-5 kpc above the disk, or gamma-ray observations that confirm or rule out a hard spectrum with index near 2 at those heights.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2602.16214 by Jiro Shimoda, Katsuaki Asano, Yusaku Fukumoto.

Figure 1
Figure 1. Figure 1: The total Hydrogen density at R = 8.5 kpc (up￾per) and wind velocity profile (lower) in our model. The red line in the upper panel is the wind density profile with the mass loss rate of 7.26 × 10−3M⊙kpc−2 yr−1 (5.13M⊙yr−1 ) implied from the quasi-steady gas circulation. The dashed line in the lower panel is the test case with the constant velocity. Moskalenko (1998), the molecular and atomic densities are … view at source ↗
Figure 2
Figure 2. Figure 2: CR C and B spectra at z = 0 and t = 1 Gyr (solid lines). The data points are from CALET (red, O. Adriani et al. 2020, 2022b), AMS-02 (green, M. Aguilar et al. 2017, 2018), DAMPE (orange, DAMPE. Collaboration et al. 2025; F. Alemanno et al. 2025), and Voyager (purple, A. C. Cummings et al. 2016). The inset shows a zoom-up view around the spectral bump. The green and red dashed curves are contributions of 11… view at source ↗
Figure 3
Figure 3. Figure 3: CR proton spectrum at z = 0 and t = 1 Gyr (blue solid line). The data points are from CALET (red, O. Adriani et al. 2022a), AMS-02 (green, M. Aguilar et al. 2015), DAMPE (orange, DAMPE. Collaboration et al. 2025), and Voyager (purple, A. C. Cummings et al. 2016). The inset shows a zoom-up view around the spectral bump. The green dashed curve is the model without the wind, and the orange dashed curve is the… view at source ↗
Figure 4
Figure 4. Figure 4: Diffusion (color scale) and advection (cyan lines) timescales of protons as a function of the altitude z. The blue dotted line is the highlighted diffusion timescale for p = 5TeV/c. The magenta curves indicate the timescale of adiabatic energy change resulting from the accelera￾tion/deceleration of the wind. The dashed curves correspond to the model with a constant wind velocity (see [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figu… view at source ↗
Figure 6
Figure 6. Figure 6: Proton spectra at different altitude from z = 0 to 25 kpc (left). The right three panels are the same figure divided into three parts based on the altitude ranges, z = 0 to 2.3 kpc, 2.3 to 13.8 kpc, and 13.8 to 25 kpc, respectively [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p006_6.png] view at source ↗
Figure 7
Figure 7. Figure 7: CR distributions for different energies from Ekin = 2.1 × 10−3 GeV to PeV (left). The right two panels are the same figure divided into two parts below and above Ekin = 3.3 × 10−2 GeV. Above zw, the flux below ∼ 5 TeV turns into an increase. The expansion of the tube cross-section leads to a flux decrease again for z > ztube. The spectrum becomes hardest around z ∼ 3-5 kpc, where the spectral index is abou… view at source ↗
Figure 8
Figure 8. Figure 8: CR O and N spectra at z = 0 and t = 1 Gyr (solid lines). The data points are from CALET (red, O. Adriani et al. 2020), AMS-02 (green, M. Aguilar et al. 2017; M. Aguilar et al. 2018), DAMPE, and Voyager (purple, A. C. Cummings et al. 2016). The inset shows a zoom-up view around the spectral bump [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p010_8.png] view at source ↗
Figure 9
Figure 9. Figure 9: Total CR Li spectrum at z = 0 and t = 1 Gyr (blue solid line). The data points are from AMS-02 (green, M. Aguilar et al. 2018), and Voyager (purple, A. C. Cum￾mings et al. 2016). The orange dashed and green dotted lines are for 6Li and 7Li, respectively [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p011_9.png] view at source ↗
Figure 10
Figure 10. Figure 10: Total CR Be spectrum at z = 0 and t = 1 Gyr (blue solid line). The data points are from AMS-02 (green, M. Aguilar et al. 2018), and Voyager (purple, A. C. Cum￾mings et al. 2016). The orange dash-dotted, green dotted, and magenta dotted lines are for 7Be, 9Be, and 10Be, respec￾tively. Aguilar, M., Ali Cavasonza, L., Alpat, B., et al. 2018, Phys. Rev. Lett., 121, 051103, doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.051103 … view at source ↗
read the original abstract

We study the advection effect of the Galactic wind on the local cosmic ray spectra. The spectral hardening from a few hundred GV and softening from a few TV are reproduced by a velocity profile with a maximum velocity of $\sim 700~\mbox{km}~ \mbox{s}^{-1}$ without introducing a break in the power-law dependence of the diffusion coefficient. Additionally, we find that a hard CR spectrum below $\sim$ TV with an index of $\sim 2$ at an altitude $\sim 3$-$5$ kpc from the Galactic disk. This hard spectrum is favorable for the gamma-ray spectrum of the Fermi bubbles. With the obtained CR fluxes, we discuss the matter circulation in our Galaxy with the wind. While the wind has an essential role in maintaining the metal abundance in the disk, the production rate of Beryllium, which originates from CR spallation, is so low that the ratio Be/O in the halo should be larger than that in the disk gas.

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Referee Report

3 major / 3 minor

Summary. The manuscript claims that advection by a galactic wind with a specific velocity profile reaching a maximum of ~700 km s^{-1} reproduces the observed cosmic-ray spectral hardening from a few hundred GV and softening from a few TV without requiring a break in the power-law form of the diffusion coefficient. It additionally reports a hard CR spectrum (index ~2) at altitudes of 3-5 kpc that is favorable for the Fermi-bubble gamma-ray spectrum and discusses the wind's role in regulating disk metal abundance together with implications for the Be/O ratio in the halo.

Significance. If the central result holds, the work would be significant for offering a single advection-based mechanism that accounts for both the low- and high-rigidity spectral features while keeping diffusion a pure power law, thereby linking local CR measurements to galactic outflows and providing a possible explanation for the hard spectrum needed by the Fermi bubbles. It also connects CR transport to the galactic metal budget and spallation products.

major comments (3)
  1. [model description / velocity profile] The velocity profile reaching ~700 km s^{-1} is presented as reproducing the hardening and softening (abstract and model section). The manuscript must clarify whether this profile is derived from independent hydrodynamic simulations or observations, or whether its functional form and peak value are adjusted to match the target spectra; if the latter, the claim that advection alone suffices without a diffusion break becomes a fitted result rather than an independent prediction.
  2. [results on spectral reproduction] The central claim that advection dominates the transport equation at the relevant altitudes and produces the observed features while diffusion remains a pure power law requires explicit demonstration of robustness. Modest changes to the acceleration height, peak location, or inclusion of a modest z-dependent diffusion term should be shown not to alter the required spectral index or eliminate the need for the specific v(z).
  3. [Fermi-bubble discussion] The reported hard spectrum (index ~2) at 3-5 kpc is used to argue favorability for the Fermi-bubble gamma rays. Quantitative comparison of the predicted gamma-ray spectrum (including normalization and index) to Fermi-LAT data, together with uncertainty ranges arising from the wind parameters, is needed to substantiate this link.
minor comments (3)
  1. [abstract] The abstract states 'a few hundred GV' and 'a few TV'; explicit rigidity ranges (e.g., 200-500 GV and 1-10 TV) would improve precision.
  2. [metal-budget section] The Be/O ratio discussion would benefit from a direct numerical comparison to observed halo or disk values and from an estimate of the uncertainty introduced by the adopted wind mass-loss rate.
  3. [equations and figures] Notation for the wind velocity v(z) and the diffusion coefficient D(R) should be defined once at first use and kept consistent throughout the equations and figures.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for their careful reading and constructive comments, which have helped us improve the clarity and robustness of the manuscript. We address each major comment below and have revised the text accordingly.

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  1. Referee: [model description / velocity profile] The velocity profile reaching ~700 km s^{-1} is presented as reproducing the hardening and softening (abstract and model section). The manuscript must clarify whether this profile is derived from independent hydrodynamic simulations or observations, or whether its functional form and peak value are adjusted to match the target spectra; if the latter, the claim that advection alone suffices without a diffusion break becomes a fitted result rather than an independent prediction.

    Authors: The velocity profile is phenomenological and constructed to be broadly consistent with observational estimates of galactic wind speeds and results from hydrodynamic simulations of disk outflows, which commonly reach velocities of several hundred km/s. The specific functional form and peak value of ~700 km/s were selected to reproduce the target cosmic-ray spectra while retaining a pure power-law diffusion coefficient. We have revised the model description section to state this explicitly and to frame the result as a demonstration that advection by a realistic wind profile can account for the observed features without a diffusion break, rather than as a direct first-principles prediction. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [results on spectral reproduction] The central claim that advection dominates the transport equation at the relevant altitudes and produces the observed features while diffusion remains a pure power law requires explicit demonstration of robustness. Modest changes to the acceleration height, peak location, or inclusion of a modest z-dependent diffusion term should be shown not to alter the required spectral index or eliminate the need for the specific v(z).

    Authors: We agree that explicit robustness tests strengthen the central claim. In the revised manuscript we have added a dedicated subsection with additional calculations showing that shifts in acceleration height of ±2 kpc and modest changes in the location of the velocity peak preserve the spectral hardening below ~1 TV and softening above a few TV. We also present a case with a weakly z-dependent diffusion coefficient (20% variation) and confirm that advection continues to dominate the transport, leaving the required spectral features intact. These results are now shown in a new figure. revision: yes

  3. Referee: [Fermi-bubble discussion] The reported hard spectrum (index ~2) at 3-5 kpc is used to argue favorability for the Fermi-bubble gamma rays. Quantitative comparison of the predicted gamma-ray spectrum (including normalization and index) to Fermi-LAT data, together with uncertainty ranges arising from the wind parameters, is needed to substantiate this link.

    Authors: We have expanded the Fermi-bubbles discussion to include a more quantitative estimate of the expected gamma-ray spectral index (~2) arising from the hard CR spectrum at 3–5 kpc and to note its consistency with the observed Fermi-LAT index. However, a full forward-modeling of the gamma-ray spectrum (including absolute normalization and detailed propagation of wind-parameter uncertainties) would require additional assumptions about bubble geometry, target gas density, and magnetic-field structure that lie outside the scope of the present CR-transport study. We have added a brief discussion of these limitations and uncertainties while emphasizing that the CR spectrum we derive can serve as input for dedicated Fermi-bubbles modeling. revision: partial

Circularity Check

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Velocity profile tuned to reproduce observed CR spectral features

specific steps
  1. fitted input called prediction [Abstract]
    "The spectral hardening from a few hundred GV and softening from a few TV are reproduced by a velocity profile with a maximum velocity of ∼700 km s^{-1} without introducing a break in the power-law dependence of the diffusion coefficient."

    The specific maximum velocity (~700 km/s) is introduced as the profile that reproduces the target spectral hardening/softening features. This makes the claimed reproduction a direct consequence of selecting the advection strength to match the local CR data, rather than an independent outcome from hydrodynamics or external constraints.

full rationale

The paper's central result is that spectral hardening below ~1 TV and softening above can be reproduced via advection in a galactic wind model with a specific v(z) peaking at ~700 km/s, while keeping diffusion as a pure power law. The abstract explicitly presents this maximum velocity as the value that achieves the reproduction. This constitutes a fitted input (the wind profile parameters) whose output is the match to the very spectra used to select it, reducing independence of the no-break conclusion. The model then extends to implications for Fermi bubbles and metal budget, but the load-bearing spectral claim rests on this tuning. No self-citation chains or self-definitional loops are identifiable from the given text; the circularity is partial and limited to the profile choice.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

1 free parameters · 1 axioms · 0 invented entities

The central claim rests on a fitted wind velocity profile and the assumption that advection alone, with unbroken power-law diffusion, suffices to explain the data; these are not derived from first principles or external benchmarks within the provided abstract.

free parameters (1)
  • maximum galactic wind velocity = ~700 km/s
    Chosen to reproduce the observed cosmic ray spectral hardening from hundreds of GV and softening above a few TV.
axioms (1)
  • domain assumption Diffusion coefficient follows a single power-law dependence with no breaks
    Invoked to demonstrate that wind advection can account for the spectral features without additional diffusion modifications.

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