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The Cosmic-Ray Ionization Rate

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 August 2017

Stephen Lepp
Stephen Lepp*
Affiliation:
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Physics Department 4505 Maryland Parkway Las Vegas, NV 89154 USA

Abstract

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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.

Type
Solar System
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 150: Astrochemistry of Cosmic Phenomena , 1992 , pp. 471 - 475
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1992 

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