Do comets provide material for the anomalous component of the cosmic rays?

MATTER from comets is proposed here to form a significant part of the source material for the ‘anomalous component’ of the cosmic rays. As a result it is concluded that certain molecular ions, such as CO + , should be present at energies around 10 MeV per nucleon.

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Published in:Nature (London) 1979-06, Vol.279 (5714), p.622-624
Main Authors: REDFERN, R. M, SWORDY, S. P, FOWLER, P. H
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:MATTER from comets is proposed here to form a significant part of the source material for the ‘anomalous component’ of the cosmic rays. As a result it is concluded that certain molecular ions, such as CO + , should be present at energies around 10 MeV per nucleon.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/279622b0