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James Van Allen journal, 1951?-December 1954
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are inadequate to account for the large absorption of electrons compared with heavy particles. In collisions between energetic electrons and thermal photons losses approaching the total electron energy occur. An analysis of such collisions reveals that if cosmic rays are confined to the solar system these collisions are so frequent that no electrons should be present at energies higher than 5 Bev. The photon density is too low in interstellar space to cause a similar removal of electrons there. These results favor the solar or stellar origin theories of the cosmic radiation. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Monte Carlo Method Bernardini on the Goldberger model of the nucleus Lorentz transformation Albedo Problem
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are inadequate to account for the large absorption of electrons compared with heavy particles. In collisions between energetic electrons and thermal photons losses approaching the total electron energy occur. An analysis of such collisions reveals that if cosmic rays are confined to the solar system these collisions are so frequent that no electrons should be present at energies higher than 5 Bev. The photon density is too low in interstellar space to cause a similar removal of electrons there. These results favor the solar or stellar origin theories of the cosmic radiation. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Monte Carlo Method Bernardini on the Goldberger model of the nucleus Lorentz transformation Albedo Problem
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