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Solar Modulation Effects in Terrestrial Production of Carbon-14

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

Giuliana Castagnoli and
Devendra Lal
Giuliana Castagnoli
Affiliation:
Laboratorio de Cosmo-geophysica, Torino 10133, Italy
Devendra Lal
Affiliation:
Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad 380 009, India
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This paper is concerned with the expected deviations in the production rate of natural 14C on the earth due to changes in solar activity. We review the published estimates of the global production rates of 14C due to galactic and solar cosmic ray particles, and present new estimates of the expected secular variations in 14C production, taking into account the latest information available on galactic cosmic ray modulation and long-term variations in solar activity.

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Natural 14C Variations
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Radiocarbon , Volume 22 , Issue 2 , 1980, pp. 133 - 158
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Copyright © The American Journal of Science 

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