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Radioactive Sulphur produced by Cosmic Rays in Rain Water

Nature volume 178, pages 1458–1459 (1956)Cite this article

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ISOTOPES of carbon, hydrogen and beryllium arising from interactions of primary and secondary cosmic-ray particles with the oxygen and nitrogen nuclei of the atmosphere have been recorded1. Two isotopes of phosphorus due to spallation of atmospheric argon have also been found2. We can now add to the list sulphur-35.

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GOEL, P. Radioactive Sulphur produced by Cosmic Rays in Rain Water. Nature 178, 1458–1459 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1038/1781458b0

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