Cosmic Rays / / Michael W. Friedlander.
Day in and day out, cosmic rays from the far reaches of space pass through our bodies, yet modern astrophysics has still to unlock all their secrets. Though many details about cosmic rays remain enigmatic, next to electromagnetic radiation they convey more information about the universe beyond the s...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2013] ©1989 |
| Year of Publication: | 2013 |
| Edition: | Reprint 2014 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (160 p.) :; illustrations |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- 1. The Early Days
- 2. Identifying Cosmic Rays
- 3. The Earth’s Magnetic Influence
- 4. Particles from the Sun
- 5. Cosmic Rays in the Galaxy
- 6. The Energy Spectrum
- 7. Nuclear Clues
- 8. The Origin of Cosmic Rays
- 9. Cosmic Rays with Little or No Mass
- 10. The Subnuclear World
- 11. Footprints and Souvenirs
- Works Cited
- Bibliographical Note
- Index