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Definition of Cosmic radiation

1. Noun. Radiation coming from outside the solar system.

Medical Definition of Cosmic radiation

1. High-energy radiation or particles from extraterrestrial space that strike the earth, its atmosphere, or spacecraft and may create secondary radiation as a result of collisions with the atmosphere or spacecraft. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cosmic Radiation

Literary usage of Cosmic radiation

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Priorities in Space Science Enabled by Nuclear Power And Propulsion by Ssb (2006)
"Galactic cosmic radiation also has implications for global sustainability. Substantial changes in conditions in the local interstellar medium might ..."

2. Space Radiation Hazards and the Vision for Space Exploration: Report of a by National Research Council (U.S.) (2006)
"Galactic cosmic radiation Galactic cosmic rays are highly energetic nuclei (mainly in the range 100 MeV per nucleon to 10 CeV per nucleon) believed to be ..."

3. Proceedings of the Sixth Meeting of the Task Force on Shielding Aspects of by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (2004)
"... THE EFFECT OF THE FLUENCE-TO-DOSE CONVERSION COEFFICIENTS UPON THE DOSE ESTIMATION TO cosmic radiation Vladimir Mares University of Munich. ..."

4. Nuclear Energy Today by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (2003)
"cosmic radiation comes from the heavens and is generated through various processes ... The biggest emitter of cosmic radiation, so far as we on earth are ..."

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