Phenomena and Processes

Cosmic Radiation

High-energy radiation or particles from extraterrestrial space that strike the earth, its atmosphere, or spacecraft and may create secondary radiation as a result of collisions with the atmosphere or spacecraft.

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Abstract

High-energy radiation or particles from extraterrestrial space that strike the earth, its atmosphere, or spacecraft and may create secondary radiation as a result of collisions with the atmosphere or spacecraft.

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7 entry terms
  • Radiation, Cosmic
  • Cosmic Radiations
  • Radiations, Cosmic
  • HZE Particles
  • HZE Particle
  • Particle, HZE
  • Particles, HZE

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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects.

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Indexing Annotation

entry term HZE PARTICLES stands for High atomic number (Z) Energy particles

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  1. G01w.060.185w
  2. G01w.750w.750w.235w
  3. G16.500.200w
  4. N06.230w.300.100w.300w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cosmic Radiation. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003359. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003359
  2. Cosmic Radiation. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_ray
  3. Cosmic Radiation. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11547