Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1847355 | Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements | 2013 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Direct measurements of the chemical composition and fluxes of cosmic rays have always played a crucial role in advancing our understanding of their acceleration and propagation mechanisms. Direct cosmic-ray observations are possible – with the current technologies – up to energies of about . In this paper I will give a short overview of the physics of cosmic rays by direct measurements, describing the characteristics of the available space platforms and mentioning the most relevant experiments existing in the field.
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