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Some Examples of Energy and Nature Measurements of Solar Particles

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Introduction to Solar Terrestrial Relations

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Direct cosmic ray study is a probe into the understanding of source and propagation mechanisms of particles in the solar system. Solar cosmic rays include protons between 1 MeV and 10 to 20 GeV, α particles and heavier nuclei, perhaps also electrons and γ rays.

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Koch, L. (1965). Some Examples of Energy and Nature Measurements of Solar Particles. In: Ortner, J., Maseland, H. (eds) Introduction to Solar Terrestrial Relations. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-3590-3_34

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