cosmic-ray shower — An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

cosmic-ray shower

تندبار ِ پرتوهای ِ کیهانی، رگبار ِ ~

tondbâr-e partowhâ-ye keyhâni, ragbâr-e ~

Fr.: gerbe cosmique

An extensive (many kilometres wide) → cascade of
ionized particles and electromagnetic radiation produced in the atmosphere when a → primary cosmic rays
collides with atmospheric nuclei creating many → secondary cosmic rays. Also known as → air shower.

See also: → cosmic; → ray; → shower.

An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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