Discrepant features found in cosmic ray energy spectra
Thursday, June 3, 2010 - 10:12
in Astronomy & Space
(PhysOrg.com) -- In May a University of Maryland-led team of scientists reported some previously unknown features in the energy spectra of cosmic ray nuclei, which have been studied for almost 100 years. Cosmic rays were discovered in 1912 with an electroscope carried on a manned hot air balloon.