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Production of Helium by Cosmic Rays

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IN a recent experiment, a packet of Ilford‘s nuclear research plates (type C2) was exposed to cosmic rays for a period of six weeks at the summit of Mont aux Sources (11,000 ft.), Basutoland.

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HUNTLEY, H. Production of Helium by Cosmic Rays. Nature 161, 356 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/161356b0

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