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... cosmic rays in interplanetary space . Many of these protons have very high energy ( the number with kinetic energy E ... cosmic rays of gal- actic origin collide with atoms in the earth's atmosphere to produce secondary neutrons ; some ...
... cosmic rays in interplanetary space . Many of these protons have very high energy ( the number with kinetic energy E ... cosmic rays of gal- actic origin collide with atoms in the earth's atmosphere to produce secondary neutrons ; some ...
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... ray emission is also synchrotron , the electron energy spectrum must extend up to 1014 eV - the range of high energy cosmic rays . The general shape of the spectrum from radio to X - rays is strongly suggestive of the synchrotron ...
... ray emission is also synchrotron , the electron energy spectrum must extend up to 1014 eV - the range of high energy cosmic rays . The general shape of the spectrum from radio to X - rays is strongly suggestive of the synchrotron ...
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... cosmic ray background noise . Programs include deployment of proportional counters with very large areas of about nine square metres ( 100 square feet ) for general sky surveys and large reflecting telescopes ( one - metre diameter ) ...
... cosmic ray background noise . Programs include deployment of proportional counters with very large areas of about nine square metres ( 100 square feet ) for general sky surveys and large reflecting telescopes ( one - metre diameter ) ...
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