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MANY hypotheses have been propounded regarding the origin of cosmic radiation, but none of them seems to be able to account for the enormous energies found. In this note I shall try to show that a double star may constitute a gigantic cyclotron, which can give rays with energies of the right order of magnitude.
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ALFVÉN, H. A Cosmic Cyclotron as a Cosmic Ray Generator?. Nature 138, 761 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/138761b0
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