Assertion: tritium | /r/AtLocation | upper atmosphere
Facets:
value: naturally
type: MANNER
value: by interaction of nitrogen
type: CAUSE
value: to a lesser extent
type: OTHER
value: oxygen with cosmic rays
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Tritium is produced naturally in the upper atmosphere when cosmic rays strike nitrogen molecules in the air.
text: Tritium is produced naturally in the upper atmosphere when cosmic rays strike air molecules.
text: Tritium is produced naturally in the upper atmosphere when cosmic rays strike air molecules.
text: It is produced in the upper atmosphere, as highly energetic neutrons in cosmic rays bombard nitrogen atoms, making a tritium atom and an atom of carbon-12:
text: Tritium is produced naturally in the upper atmosphere by interaction of nitrogen, and, to a lesser extent, oxygen with cosmic rays.
text: Tritium is produced naturally in the upper atmosphere when cosmic rays strike air molecules.
text: Tritium is produced naturally in the upper atmosphere when cosmic rays strike air molecules.
text: Around 99% of the tritium produced in the upper atmosphere is oxidised to tritiated water (HTO) and dispersed into surface water.