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Seeding criterion for nonequilibrium magnetohydrodynamic generators
Criterion for magnetohydrodynamic generator seedin
Observations by human subjects on radiation- induced light flashes in fast-neutron, X-ray, and positive-pion beams
Exposure of human subjects to fast neutron beam to determine cause of light flashes observed by astronauts on lunar mission
Human visual response to nuclear particle exposures
Experiments with accelerated helium ions were performed in an effort to localize the site of initial radiation interactions in the eye that lead to light flash observations by astronauts during spaceflight. The character and efficiency of helium ion induction of visual sensations depended on the state of dark adaptation of the retina; also, the same events were seen with different efficiencies and details when particle flux density changed. It was concluded that fast particles cause interactions in the retina, particularly in the receptor layer, and thus give rise to the sensations of light flashes, streaks, and supernovae
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