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high-energy astrophysics > particle astrophysics > cosmic ray > primary cosmic ray
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primary cosmic ray  

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  • The cosmic rays which arrive on the Earth's atmosphere from the outer space. The primary cosmic rays are very high energy protons and to a lesser extent heavier nuclei which rain upon the Earth from all diretions in the outer space. They contain about 90% protons, 7% alpha particles and about 1% still heavier nuclei of amost all the atoms from Li to Ni (mass number< 60). (An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, by M. Heydari-Malayeri, https://dictionary.obspm.fr/index.php?formSearchTextfield=primary+cosmic+rays&formSubmit=Search&showAll=1)

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  • primary cosmic radiation

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