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单词 cosmic ray
释义

cosmic ray

noun

: a stream of atomic nuclei of extremely penetrating character that enter the earth's atmosphere from outer space at speeds approaching that of light

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web This is because one high-energy cosmic ray particle falls approximately on one square kilometer per century, Plum says. Sarah Wells, Popular Mechanics, 22 Aug. 2022 To do that, scientists like Axani and Matthias Plum, an assistant professor of physics at South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, are turning to cosmic ray detectors of all sizes. Sarah Wells, Popular Mechanics, 22 Aug. 2022 Despite these successes, scanning based on cosmic ray descendants largely went on hiatus until 2003, when the number of muon imaging papers and experiments took off. James Riordon, Scientific American, 29 July 2022 After all, some of our best cosmic ray measurements have come from being in the environment of space, including the ones measuring electrons and positrons. Ethan Siegel, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2021 Google having accidentally paid for an extremely expensive cosmic ray detector. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 14 Dec. 2021 The impact of a cosmic ray also creates vibrational energy, which takes the form of something called phonons. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 14 Dec. 2021 Correction: fixed an error regarding the average time between cosmic ray events. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 14 Dec. 2021 But cosmic ray energies, although the flux of the most energetic particles remains low, can reach to far greater values than any terrestrial accelerator. Ethan Siegel, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

cosmic ray

noun

: a stream of very penetrating particles that enter the earth's atmosphere from outer space at high speed
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