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The relative abundances of the nuclei from neon to iron in the energy interval 150–400 MeV/n have been estimated by using a balloon borne cellulose-nitrate plastic detector. The source abundances are obtained by extrapolating the near-earth abundances using leaky box model of cosmic ray propagation in the interstellar space. The results are compared with those of other investigators and a general agreement is obtained. However, a discrepancy arises especially in the case of Al which is not detected in the present investigation.
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Das, P.K., Goswami, T.D. Relative abundances of cosmic ray nuclei from neon to iron over Fort Churchill. J Astrophys Astron 4, 197–204 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02714907
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