Discovering Cosmic Rays. James Trefil.
by Trefil, James; Semeniuk, Ivan; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2002Article 41Science. Publisher: Astronomy, 2001ISSN: 1522-3264;.Subject(s): Astronomical observatories | Astronomy -- Research | Astrophysics | Balloons in astronomy | Balloons -- Research use | Cloud chamber | Cosmic raysDDC classification: 050 Summary: DISCOVERING COSMIC RAYS -- "Produced in stars, cosmic rays have been raining down on Earth since before the dawn of history. They are, in fact, the only bits of solid matter that come to us from the far reaches of the universe. Cosmic rays are not rare at all. In fact, particles created in their collisions with Earth's atmosphere are passing through your body as you read this and have been doing so since the day you were born." (ASTRONOMY) This article reviews the discovery of cosmic rays and outlines early research on these high-energy particles.Summary: SHOWERED IN MYSTERY -- "Welcome to Pierre Auger (oh-ZHAY) Observatory. It is aimed squarely at one of science's most intriguing puzzles: identifying the source of the highest energy cosmic rays, which originate mysteriously thousands or millions of light-years from Earth." (ASTRONOMY) This article describes the search for the mysterious source of high energy cosmic rays.
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Originally Published: Discovering Cosmic Rays, Jan. 2001; pp. 36-39.
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DISCOVERING COSMIC RAYS -- "Produced in stars, cosmic rays have been raining down on Earth since before the dawn of history. They are, in fact, the only bits of solid matter that come to us from the far reaches of the universe. Cosmic rays are not rare at all. In fact, particles created in their collisions with Earth's atmosphere are passing through your body as you read this and have been doing so since the day you were born." (ASTRONOMY) This article reviews the discovery of cosmic rays and outlines early research on these high-energy particles.
SHOWERED IN MYSTERY -- "Welcome to Pierre Auger (oh-ZHAY) Observatory. It is aimed squarely at one of science's most intriguing puzzles: identifying the source of the highest energy cosmic rays, which originate mysteriously thousands or millions of light-years from Earth." (ASTRONOMY) This article describes the search for the mysterious source of high energy cosmic rays.
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