Cosmic rays at Earth
Subtitle: researcher's reference manual and data book
By: Peter K.F. Grieder
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Elsevier Science Ltd.
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Amsterdam; New York
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 1093
ISBN-13: 9780080530055
Subjects: Nuclear; SCIENCE; Physics; Cosmic rays; Atomic & Molecular
Description: In 1912 Victor Franz Hess made the revolutionary discovery that ionizing radiation is incident upon the Earth from outer space. He showed with ground-based and balloon-borne detectors that the intensity of the radiation did not change significantly between day and night. Consequently, the sun could not be regarded as the sources of this radiation and the question of its origin remained unanswered. Today, almost one hundred years later the question of the origin of the cosmic radiation still remains a mystery. Hess' discovery has given an enormous impetus to large areas of science, in particula.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Table of contents: title: Front Cover; Cosmic Rays at Earth: Research's Reference Manual and Data Book; Copyright Page; Preface; Comments for Reader; Acknowledgements; Contents; Chapter 1. Cosmic Ray Properties, Relations and Definitions; Chapter 2. Cosmic Rays in the Atmosphere; Chapter 3. Cosmic Raysat Sea Level; Chapter 4. Cosmic Rays Underground, Underwater and Under Ice; Chapter 5. Primary Cosmic Radiation; Chapter 6. Heliospheric Phenomena; Chapter 7. Miscellaneous Topics; Appendix A. Miscellaneous Data: Tables; Appendix B. Miscellaneous Data: Figures; Appendix C. Cosmic Ray Experiments of Past and Present