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dricornelius
·5 lat temu·discuss
More serious examples here https://www.lanl.gov/science/NSS/issue1_2012/story4full.shtm...
dricornelius
·5 lat temu·discuss
My favourite story is this one https://www.thegamer.com/how-ionizing-particle-outer-space-h...
dricornelius
·5 lat temu·discuss
The cosmic ray induced radiation at sea level is a mix of neutrons, gamma rays, electrons, and highly penetrating high energy muons (heavier cousins of electrons). They are caused by the cascade of reactions when the CRs collide with nuclei in the atmosphere. You're right, neutrinos barely interact (hence the name "little neutral ones") so they're no problem. You could put infrastructure underground to escape muons, but that wouldn't be practical. Moreover, any shielding (and the materials in the electronics) needs to be carefully chosen to minimise naturally occurring radioactive materials that could lead to upsets themselves. It's a tricky one. There are other ways to mitigate the risk, error checking, redundant systems, etc.