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Cosmic-ray Influence

Cosmic-Ray Influence is a physical mechanism within the study of Photodissociation Regions that denotes the contribution of high-energy cosmic rays to the ionization, heating, and chemical modification of interstellar gas, distinguishing it from other energy sources such as far-ultraviolet radiation or X-rays.

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Cosmic Rays, Clouds, and Climate

K. S. Carslaw, R. G. Harrison, J. Kirkby · Science · 2002 · 593 citations

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Cosmic ray and gamma ray dosimetry for TL and ESR

J.R. Prescott, J.T. Hutton · International Journal of Radiation Applications and Instrumentation Part D Nuclear Tracks and Radiation Measurements · 1988 · 560 citations

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Terrestrial cosmic rays

J. F. Ziegler · IBM Journal of Research and Development · 1996 · 550 citations

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A signature of cosmic-ray increase in ad 774–775 from tree rings in Japan

Fusa Miyake, Kentaro Nagaya, Kimiaki Masuda et al. · Nature · 2012 · 536 citations

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Cosmic ray and neutrino tests of special relativity

Physics Letters B · 1997 · 418 citations · Full text

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  1. IU
    Ilya Usoskin

    University of Oulu, Finland

    12 publications · 903 citations

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    M. S. Potgieter

    North-West University, South Africa

    11 publications · 479 citations

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  3. GA
    G. A. Kovaltsov

    University of Oulu, Finland

    9 publications · 753 citations

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  4. SV
    S. V. Veretenenko

    St Petersburg University, Russia

    9 publications · 419 citations

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  5. AW
    A. W. Wolfendale

    Durham University, United Kingdom

    8 publications · 324 citations

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  1. Goddard Space Flight Center

    Greenbelt, United States

    19 h-index

    53 publications

    3.4K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    16 h-index

    191 publications

    8K citations

  3. California Institute of Technology

    Pasadena, United States

    14 h-index

    55 publications

    3.3K citations

  4. University of Oulu

    Oulu, Finland

    14 h-index

    19 publications

    1.1K citations

  5. North-West University

    Potchefstroom, South Africa

    11 h-index

    29 publications

    876 citations

  6. Institute of Terrestrial Magnetism Ionosphere and Radio Wave Propagation

    Moscow, Russia

    11 h-index

    28 publications

    786 citations

  7. P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences

    Moscow, Russia

    10 h-index

    24 publications

    1.6K citations

  8. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    10 h-index

    16 publications

    847 citations

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  1. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 32 publications · 2.3K citations

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  2. Advances in Space Research

    31 publications · 909 citations

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  3. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 22 publications · 1.7K citations

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  4. Physical Review

    21 publications · 1.1K citations

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