cosmic x-rays

  • 1Cosmic-ray observatory — A cosmic ray observatory is a scientific installation built to detect high energy particles coming from space called cosmic rays. This typically includes photons (high energy light), electrons, protons, and some heavier nuclei, as well as… …

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  • 2cosmic rays — plural noun Highly penetrating rays from interstellar space, consisting of protons, electrons, positrons, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑cosmos * * * cosmic rays UK US noun [plural] cosmic radiation Thesaurus: radioactivity and radiationhyponym * * * …

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  • 3Cosmic ray visual phenomena — Cosmic ray visual phenomena, also referred to as phosphenes or light flashes , are spontaneous flashes of light visually perceived by astronauts outside the magnetosphere of the Earth, such as during the Apollo program. Researchers believe that… …

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  • 4Cosmic infrared background — (CIB) is a mysterious infrared light coming from outer space. It is slowly being resolved into specific sources by infrared telescopes. In some ways it is analogous to the cosmic microwave background, but at shorter wavelengths. Contents 1… …

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  • 5cosmic rays — noun plural COSMIC RADIATION …

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  • 6cosmic rays — cosmic rays. См. космическое излучение. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …

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  • 7cosmic rays — ☆ cosmic rays n. streams of high energy charged particles from outer space, composed of protons, alpha particles, and a few heavier nuclei, which bombard the atoms in the upper atmosphere and produce various secondary nuclear particles which… …

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  • 8cosmic rays — ☆ cosmic rays n. streams of high energy charged particles from outer space, composed of protons, alpha particles, and a few heavier nuclei, which bombard the atoms in the upper atmosphere and produce various secondary nuclear particles which… …

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  • 9cosmic irradiation — cosmic irradiation. = cosmic rays (см.). (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …

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  • 10cosmic rays — rays of extremely high penetrating power originating beyond the earth s atmosphere …

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