Year: 2015
Type: article
Abstract: Overview• Cosmic rays do things "to us" and "for us" because they collide at relativistic energies with electrons and/or nuclei in local solar system materials • The products and effects of these collisions can be either beneficial or harmful depending on the target and why you care about it.
Author: Steve Koontz
Institution: Johnson Space Center
Language: English
Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W802098494