The relative transmit time of high-rigidity and low-rigidity cosmic rays through the solar system

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 357-363

  O'Brien, Keran ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; COSMIC RADIATION; DECELERATION; NEUTRON DOSIMETER; RADIATION ENERGY; RIGIDITY; TIME PERCEPTION; MECHANICS; NEUTRON; RADIATION PROTECTION; TIME;

COSMIC RADIATION; EARTH (PLANET); MECHANICS; NEUTRONS; RADIATION PROTECTION; SOLAR SYSTEM; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 4444308214     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nch312     Document Type: Article

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