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36 COSMIC RADIATION COSMIC RADIATION is a type of very - high- of the passing particle is transformed into elecenergy ... These early workers gave the phenomenon the counters , proportional counters , ionization chamname cosmic rays .
36 COSMIC RADIATION COSMIC RADIATION is a type of very - high- of the passing particle is transformed into elecenergy ... These early workers gave the phenomenon the counters , proportional counters , ionization chamname cosmic rays .
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It is seen that cosmic rays are the most energetic particles found in nature . ENERGIES OF PARTICLES ( in electron - volts ) Air molecule , room temperature Diagnostic X - rays Atom , in atomic bomb explosion Protons in man - made ...
It is seen that cosmic rays are the most energetic particles found in nature . ENERGIES OF PARTICLES ( in electron - volts ) Air molecule , room temperature Diagnostic X - rays Atom , in atomic bomb explosion Protons in man - made ...
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Cosmic rays consist mainly of protons whose individual energies range from 10 million electron volts ( 10 Mev ) to ... rise to radio emissions — the so - called synchrotron radiation that makes our galaxy a significant radio source .
Cosmic rays consist mainly of protons whose individual energies range from 10 million electron volts ( 10 Mev ) to ... rise to radio emissions — the so - called synchrotron radiation that makes our galaxy a significant radio source .
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