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5. Study of Cosmic Rays by Rockets and Sputniks in the U.S.S.R.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2016

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In the U.S.S.R. the study of cosmic rays by rockets was started in 1947.

In the beginning, with the help of Geiger counters the number of charged particles was measured, and the formation of the electron-photon component in the interaction of primary particles of cosmic rays with nuclei of light elements was investigated.

Type
IV. Joint Discussion on Astronomical Observations with Artificial Satellites, Rockets and Balloons
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1960

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