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cosmic rays ionizing irradiation from outer space bombarding the earth and its atmosphere. They contribute to the background radiation that is always present at the earth's surface. |
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Kamioka Observatory uses Super-Kamiokande - the world's largest water Cherenkov detector for cosmic particles, installed underground in the Kamioka region of Hida city, located in Gifu prefecture of central Japan - to capture particles known as neutrinos, a type of cosmic rays that are perpetually falling from outer space to earth. For pessimists, the heavens offer a host of doomsday scenarios--an asteroid crashing into Earth or deadly cosmic rays raining down on the planet. Tokyo, Japan, Sept 20, 2005 - (JCNN) - Fujitsu Laboratories has developed two technologies that predict the rates of software errors and malfunctions on logic circuits, caused partly by neutrons found in cosmic rays. |
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