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radiation consisting of cosmic rays
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Cosmic rays can loosely be defined as energetic particles originating outside of the Earth. The composition includes electrons, protons, gamma rays, and atomic nuclei from a large region of the periodic table. The kinetic energies of these particles span over fourteen orders of magnitude, with the flux of cosmic rays on the Earth's surface falling approximately as the inverse cube of the energy. The wide variety of particle energies is reflected in the wide variety of sources. ...
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| cosmic radiation |
A general term for background radiation from nonspecific galactic and extra- galactic sources. It includes both high-energy particle radiation in the form of cosmic rays and low-energy microwave emission with a brightness temperature of 2.7 K.
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| cosmic radiation |
Energetic particles and rays from space, that strike the Earth at nearly the speed of light.
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| cosmic radiation |
High energy rays from space which, in space, are primarily protons (92%) and alpha particles (6%). In space, cosmic rays come from all directions.
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