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The Cosmic-Ray Ionization Rate
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 August 2017
Abstract
A wide variety of molecules have been observed in the interstellar clouds. They are believed to be formed by reaction networks which begin with ionization by cosmic-rays. Cosmic-rays are also an important heating mechanism for many astrophysical regions. In this paper I shall review the methods used to infer the cosmic-ray ionization rate and the values which have been measured.
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- Solar System
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- Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 150: Astrochemistry of Cosmic Phenomena , 1992 , pp. 471 - 475
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- Copyright © Kluwer 1992
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