Generation of Cherenkov Light Flashes by Cosmic Radiation within the Eyes of the Apollo Astronauts

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Oct 1970

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Nature, Volume 228, Issue 5268, pp. 260-264 (1970).

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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It is proposed that the primary cosmic radiation is responsible for the
light flashes observed by astronauts in translunar flight. Cherenkov
radiation may be an important or even the dominant mechanism. An
alternative mechanism is the direct excitation of the retina by cosmic
ray particles.

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