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Fowler and Hashemi1 have proposed the tempting hypothesis that neutrons constitute an energy source for the solar corona. There are, however, several important objections.
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AUDOUZE, J. Neutrons in the Solar Corona. Nature 231, 381 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/231381a0
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