An extension of HZETRN for cosmic ray initiated electromagnetic cascades

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2251-2260

  Norman, R B ^a   Slaba, T C ^b   Blattnig, S R ^b  

^a University of Tennessee   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cosmic rays; Electron; Muon; Pion; Positron; Space radiation

Indexed keywords

COSMOLOGY; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; ELECTRONS; HADRONS; NASA; PHOTONS; POSITRONS; RADIATION;

ELECTROMAGNETIC CASCADES; HIGH ENERGY PHOTONS; MUON; PHYSICAL INTERACTIONS; PION; RADIATION ENVIRONMENTS; SECONDARY PARTICLES; SPACE RADIATIONS;

COSMIC RAYS;

EID: 84878020585     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2013.01.021     Document Type: Article

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