Cosmic Ray Data from AMS Reveals Unexpected Deuteron Surplus

Cosmic Ray Data from AMS Reveals Unexpected Deuteron Surplus

Space Daily

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Geneva, Switzerland (SPX) Aug 15, 2024

Scientists analyzing data from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) aboard the International Space Station have encountered an unexpected abundance of cosmic rays composed of deuterons - atomic nuclei containing a proton and a neutron. This surprising discovery adds to the growing list of unanticipated findings from AMS, which has been operational since 2011 and has detected over 238 billion co

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