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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