ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION OF LOW ENERGY HYDROGEN NUCLEI IN THE PRIMARY COSMIC RADIATION,

Abstract

The abundance of low energy deuterons and tritons was determined in a nuclear emulsion stack exposed at Fort Churchill, Manitoba, Canada on August 4, 1962 under 4.2 g/sq cm of residual atmosphere. Using the grain density vs. residual range method for the identification of tracks produced by particles, the differential flux of deuterons and tritons was determined. The results appear to be consistent with the absence of deuterons and tritons in the primary cosmic radiation. An upper limit on the amount of hydrogen traversed by low energy cosmic ray particles has been placed. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 08, 1964
Accession Number
AD0604098

Entities

People

  • G. D. Badhwar

Organizations

  • University of Rochester

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheres
  • Canada
  • Cosmic Rays
  • Deuterons
  • Emulsions
  • Hydrogen
  • Identification
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Manitoba
  • Particles
  • Radiation
  • Residuals

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Solar Physics