Cosmic Rays A Hazard for Aviation?
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Hess discovers cosmic rays: 1912
Millikan names cosmic rays: 1928
What are Cosmic Rays?
Composition of Cosmic Rays
Solar flares produce some cosmic rays
Sources
Trajectories of Cosmic Rays
Interaction of Cosmic Rays with the Atmosphere
Air Showers
Drive up Mt Buffalo
Radiation at altitude 1
Radiation Exposure
Exposure and Dose
Ionizing radiation in living organisms
One in a million risks
Interaction of Cosmic Rays with matter: Photographic film
Cosmic Rays hit matter 1 GeV protons in Silicon
The Nuclear Microprobe
Optical Micrograph of 1.4 MeV Proton Implant in Diamond
Cosmic Rays and Electronic Devices
Single Event Upset (SEU) studies in memory cells
Silicon on Insulator Radiation Hard Electronics
IBIC Image of a poly-Si solar cell
IBIC of Si grain boundaries in poly-Si solar cells
Cosmic Rays
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