cosmic-ray telescope

cosmic-ray telescope

[′käz·mik ‚rā ′tel·ə‚skōp]

(engineering)

Any device for detecting and determining the directions of either cosmic-ray primary protons and heavier-element nuclei, or the products produced when these particles interact with the atmosphere.

(nucleonics)

An array of counters, sensitive to the direction of the rays detected.

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