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• Cosmic ray — For the film, see Cosmic Ray (film). Cosmic radiation redirects here. For some background types of cosmic radiation, see cosmic background radiation and cosmic background. The energy spectrum for cosmic rays Cosmic rays are energetic charged… …   Wikipedia

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• Neutron monitor — A neutron monitor is a ground based detector designed to measure the number of high energy charged particles striking the Earth s atmosphere from outer space. For historical reasons the incoming particles are called cosmic rays , but in fact they …   Wikipedia

• cosmic ray — Physics. a radiation of high penetrating power that originates in outer space and consists partly of high energy atomic nuclei. [1920 25, Amer.] * * * High speed particle (atomic nucleus or electron) that travels through the Milky Way Galaxy.… …   Universalium