Descriptor in English: | Cosmic Radiation |
Descriptor in Spanish: | Radiación Cósmica |
Descriptor in Portuguese: | Radiação Cósmica |
Descriptor in French: | Rayonnement cosmique |
Entry term(s): |
Cosmic Radiations HZE Particle HZE Particles Particle, HZE Particles, HZE Radiation, Cosmic Radiations, Cosmic |
Tree number(s): |
G01.060.185 G01.750.750.235 G16.500.200 N06.230.300.100.300 |
Scope note: | High-energy radiation or particles from extraterrestrial space that strike the earth, its atmosphere, or spacecraft and may create secondary radiation as a result of collisions with the atmosphere or spacecraft. |
Annotation: | entry term HZE PARTICLES stands for High atomic number (Z) Energy particles |
Allowable Qualifiers: |
AE adverse effects |
See also the descriptors: |
Solar Activity
MeSH |
DeCS UI: | 3375 |
Descriptor UI: | D003359 |
Date Established: | 1966/01/01 |
Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
Revision Date: | 2016/06/23 |
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Cosmic Radiation
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HZE Particles
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Concept UI |
M0005229 |
Scope note | High-energy radiation or particles from extraterrestrial space that strike the earth, its atmosphere, or spacecraft and may create secondary radiation as a result of collisions with the atmosphere or spacecraft. |
Preferred term | Cosmic Radiation |
Entry term(s) |
Cosmic Radiations Radiation, Cosmic Radiations, Cosmic |
Concept UI |
M0005230 |
Preferred term | HZE Particles |
Entry term(s) |
HZE Particle Particle, HZE Particles, HZE |
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