- cosmic-ray telescope
- noun
: a set of counting tubes so arranged as to register by simultaneous ionic discharge only those cosmic rays coming from a selected direction in space
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
cosmic-ray telescope
Look at other dictionaries:
Cosmic ray — For the film, see Cosmic Ray (film). Cosmic radiation redirects here. For some background types of cosmic radiation, see cosmic background radiation and cosmic background. The energy spectrum for cosmic rays Cosmic rays are energetic charged… … Wikipedia
Cosmic-ray observatory — A cosmic ray observatory is a scientific installation built to detect high energy particles coming from space called cosmic rays. This typically includes photons (high energy light), electrons, protons, and some heavier nuclei, as well as… … Wikipedia
X-ray telescope — instrument designed to detect and resolve X rays from sources outside the Earth s atmosphere. Because of atmospheric absorption, X ray telescopes must be carried to high altitudes by rockets or balloons or placed in orbit outside the… … Universalium
Ultra-high-energy cosmic ray — Unsolved problems in physics Why is it that some cosmic rays appear to possess energies that are theoretically too high? In high energy physics, an ultra high energy cosmic ray (UHECR) or extreme energy cosmic ray (EECR) is a cosmic ray with an… … Wikipedia
Institute for Cosmic Ray Research — The Institute for Cosmic Ray Research (ICRR) of the University of Tokyo (東京大学宇宙線研究所 Tōkyōdaigaku Uchūsen Kenkyūjo ) was established in 1976 for the study of cosmic rays. [ [http://www.icrr.u tokyo.ac.jp/intro/intro e.html ICRR / About ICRR ] ]… … Wikipedia
High Resolution Fly's Eye Cosmic Ray Detector — The High Resolution Fly s Eye or HiRes detector was an ultra high energy cosmic ray observatory that operated in the western Utah desert from May 1997 until April 2006. HiRes utilized the atmospheric fluorescence technique that was pioneered by… … Wikipedia
Telescope spatial — Télescope spatial Le télescope spatial Hubble en orbite autour de la Terre. Un télescope spatial est un télescope placé au delà de l atmosphère. Le télescope spatial présente l avantage par rapport à son homologue terrestre de ne pas être… … Wikipédia en Français
Téléscope spatial — Télescope spatial Le télescope spatial Hubble en orbite autour de la Terre. Un télescope spatial est un télescope placé au delà de l atmosphère. Le télescope spatial présente l avantage par rapport à son homologue terrestre de ne pas être… … Wikipédia en Français
telescope — /tel euh skohp /, n., adj., v., telescoped, telescoping. n. 1. an optical instrument for making distant objects appear larger and therefore nearer. One of the two principal forms (refracting telescope) consists essentially of an objective lens… … Universalium
Télescope spatial — Le télescope spatial Hubble en orbite autour de la Terre. Un télescope spatial est un télescope placé au delà de l atmosphère. Le télescope spatial présente l avantage par rapport à son homologue terrestre de ne pas être perturbé par l atmosphère … Wikipédia en Français
