Radiative Energy Loss by Galactic Cosmic Rays
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چکیده
Interactions between galactic cosmic rays and matter are a primary focus of the NASA radiation problem. The electromagnetic forces involved are for the most part well documented. Building on previous research, this study investigated the relative importance of the weak forces that occur when a cosmic ray impinges on di!erent types of materials. For the familiar electromagnetic case, it is known that energy lost in the form of radiation is more signiÞcant than that lost via contact collisions; the rate at which the energy is lost is also well understood. Similar results were derived for the weak force case. It was found that radiation is also the dominant mode of energy loss in weak force interactions, and that weak force e!ects are indeed relatively weak compared with electromagnetic e!ects.
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