Kosmilised kiired
Kasutatud allikad
1. http://www.fyysika.ee/uudised/?p=974
2. http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/science/know_l1/cosmic_rays.html (Tõlkis Kristen Sepp,
originaaltekst: Lisa1)
3. Füüsika õpik 12. klassile, Ain Ainsaar, lk 49 Kosmilised kiired, lõik 4 ja 5, Tallinn
,,Koolibri" 1996
4. Eesti Nõukogude Entsüklopeedia 4, Tallinn 1972
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LISA 1
What are cosmic rays?
Galactic cosmic rays (GCRs) are the high-energy particles that flow into our solar system from far
away in the Galaxy. GCRs are mostly pieces of atoms:protons, electrons, and atomic nuclei which
have had all of the surrounding electrons stripped during their high-speed (almost the speed of light)
passage through the Galaxy. Cosmic rays provide one of our few direct samples of matterfrom
outside the solar system. The magnetic fields of the Galaxy, the solar system, and the Earth have