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A Brief Introduction to the Cosmic Radiation

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Cosmic Rays, Supernovae and the Interstellar Medium

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((ASIC,volume 337))

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Some prominent features of the Galactic Cosmic Rays (GCR) are summarized for the non-specialist. These include the composition of the “primaries” reaching the earth and the “primordial” or source composition; the energy spectra and their modulation in the heliosphere; the effects of magnetic fields, notably on the directional distribution; the propagation of the GCR in the interstellar medium (ISM), and what is inferred about abundances, especially the isotopic ones; lifetime of the GCR; acceleration of the particles and their injection into the ISM. Finally the significance of cosmic neutrinos, cosmic gamma rays, and antiprotons is briefly treated.

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  1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA

    Maurice M. Shapiro

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    Maurice M. Shapiro

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  1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA

    Maurice M. Shapiro

  2. Gamma and Cosmic Ray Astrophysics, Naval Research Laboratory, Code 4150, Washington, DC, USA

    Rein Silberberg

  3. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA

    John P. Wefel

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Shapiro, M.M. (1991). A Brief Introduction to the Cosmic Radiation. In: Shapiro, M.M., Silberberg, R., Wefel, J.P. (eds) Cosmic Rays, Supernovae and the Interstellar Medium. NATO ASI Series, vol 337. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3158-2_1

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