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Galactic Cosmic Ray Origin of Li, Be and B in Stars

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A study of the implications of the hypothesis that high energy processes involving cosmic rays acting on the interstellar medium are the sources of the elements Li, Be and B present in stellar atmospheres and in the solar system.

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REEVES, H., FOWLER, W. & HOYLE, F. Galactic Cosmic Ray Origin of Li, Be and B in Stars. Nature 226, 727–729 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/226727a0

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