In reply to Jürg Wyttenbach's message of Wed, 29 Nov 2023 08:13:10 +0100: Hi,
The problem with a remote origin is that friction will slow it down. Interstellar space is not empty, just scarcely populated. >Plasma jets from black holes are ejected up to 60c relative to our >motion. Thus I would be modest and concede that we humans still lack the >knowledge to fully understand what can happen with matter. > > >J.W. > > >On 28.11.2023 20:11, Robin wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Given that it can't have come from deep space, it must have been created >> locally. Since nothing local is capable of >> generating such high energy fundamental particles, a small piece of plasma >> from the Sun, rather than a single particle, >> seems probable. >> >> Cosmic rays are detected with multiple detectors all being triggered at the >> same time, and the assumption is made that >> the concurrent arrival of multiple lower energy particles is too unlikely. >> However the Sun emits bits of plasma >> frequently, so it's not inconceivable that a tiny plasma cloud arrives all >> at the same time. >> >> In short the high energy is due to multiple particles arriving concurrently, >> not due to a single high energy particle. >> >> Buy electric cars and recharge them from solar panels on your roof. >> Buy electric cars and recharge them from solar panels on your roof.
