Evidence for a stratigraphic record of supernovae in polar ice

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1307-1311

  Dreschhoff, G A M ^a   Laird, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cosmic rays; Ionizing radiation; Supernovae; Ray bursts

Indexed keywords

COSMIC RAYS; GALAXIES; GAMMA RAYS; ICE; IONIZATION; IONIZING RADIATION;

POLAR ICE; SUPERNOVAE; Γ-RAY BURSTS;

STRATIGRAPHY;

EID: 33751046315     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2004.11.006     Document Type: Article

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