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JINA - Segue Virtual Journal, 4 March 2016
Volume 11, Issue 10 (15 Articles)
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# 15 -
A large light-mass component of cosmic rays at 10
17
–10
17.5
electronvolts from radio observations
High-resolution radio measurements of air showersâcascades of secondary particles in the atmosphere initiated by cosmic raysâreveal that cosmic rays with energies of 10â10 electronvolts have a mixed composition
,
with light elements
(protons and helium nuclei)
making up 80 per cent of their mass.
Nature - Volume: 531, Issue: 7592
10-134