Alternate Definitions for energetic charged particles

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Term: energetic charged particles
Definition:

charged particles such as energetic electrons and energetic protons, and sometimes heavier ions, that have high enough energies to be moving at a significant fraction of the speed of light - at least 1% of the speed of light. These energetic particles can cause ionizing radiation damage spacecraft components and biological materials such as DNA.

Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
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