Cosmic radiation - electromagnetic or corpuscular radiation having an extraterrestrial source; They are divided into primary (which, in turn, is divided into galactic and solar) and secondary. In the narrow sense, cosmic radiation and cosmic rays are sometimes identified.
Basic Information
Cosmic radiation is a broader concept than cosmic rays , and includes the latter, as well as relic radiation , cosmic radio emission, etc. In English, en: Cosmic rays and en: Cosmic radiation are identified - probably following the tradition of English usage. In the Russian language, in some cases, it refers only to the corpuscular component, that is, cosmic rays , in others, the concept is rather used more widely.
Varieties of cosmic radiation
- Cosmic rays
- Background radiation
- Gamma-ray burst
See also
- Space radiobiology
- Solar radiation