Monochromatic Cosmic Ray Deuterion Source
Description:
The reaction pp {yields} {pi}{sup +}d resulting from the high energy cosmic rays incident on the interstellar hydrogen gas gives rise to secondary deuterons. Since the total cross section for this reaction is appreciable only at proton kinetic energies of 600 MeV, the deuterons have a very small spread in energy. It is estimated that the flux of deuterons from this mechanism should be easily discernible from deuterons produced by other reactions and copious enough to be detected at the earth. T…
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Date:
August 6, 1968
Creator:
Anderson, Jared A.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department