Cosmic rays and interstellar tunnels

Details Cosmic rays and interstellar tunnels Cosmic rays and interstellar tunnels

Nov 1975

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1975natur.258...58s&link_type=abstract

Nature, vol. 258, Nov. 6, 1975, p. 58.

Physics

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Galactic Radiation, Interstellar Matter, Primary Cosmic Rays, Abundance, Beryllium, Life (Durability), Trapped Particles, Tunnels

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On the basis of certain measurements it must be assumed that cosmic rays spend about 80% of their lifetimes in regions of the galaxy in which the density is significantly less than the average value found in the disk. It is suggested that the low mean density traversed may be indicative of the presence of hot, low density tunnels in the interstellar medium such as those proposed by Cox and Smith (1974). The tunnels act as cosmic ray traps in which the density is low, thus reducing the mean density encountered over the particle lifetime.

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