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Cosmic rays at Earth : researcher's reference manual and data book /

In 1912 Victor Franz Hess made the revolutionary discovery that ionizing radiation is incident upon the Earth from outer space. He showed with ground-based and balloon-borne detectors that the intensity of the radiation did not change significantly between day and night. Consequently, the sun could...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Grieder, P. K. F.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier Science Ltd., 2001.
Edición:1st ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front Cover; Cosmic Rays at Earth: Research's Reference Manual and Data Book; Copyright Page; Preface; Comments for Reader; Acknowledgements; Contents; Chapter 1. Cosmic Ray Properties, Relations and Definitions; Chapter 2. Cosmic Rays in the Atmosphere; Chapter 3. Cosmic Raysat Sea Level; Chapter 4. Cosmic Rays Underground, Underwater and Under Ice; Chapter 5. Primary Cosmic Radiation; Chapter 6. Heliospheric Phenomena; Chapter 7. Miscellaneous Topics; Appendix A. Miscellaneous Data: Tables; Appendix B. Miscellaneous Data: Figures; Appendix C. Cosmic Ray Experiments of Past and Present.