Are cosmic rays electromagnetic waves?

Cosmic rays are not electromagnetic in nature. In fact teeming them as rays itself is a misnomer. They are extremely energetic charged particles most protons which are coming from deep space. Sun also contributes to some amount of cosmic rays. read more

Cosmic rays are not electromagnetic in nature. In fact teeming them as rays itself is a misnomer. They are extremely energetic charged particles most protons which are coming from deep space. read more

The magnitude of the energy of cosmic ray flux in interstellar space is very comparable to that of other deep space energies: cosmic ray energy density averages about one electron-volt per cubic centimetre of interstellar space, or ~1 eV/cm 3, which is comparable to the energy density of visible starlight at 0.3 eV/cm 3, the galactic magnetic field energy density (assumed 3 microgauss) which is ~0.25 eV/cm 3, or the cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation energy density at ~ 0.25 eV/cm 3. read more

The cosmic ray motion is random because the cosmic rays scatter off fluctuations in the background magnetic field in a statistical fashion, and the magnetic field fluctuations form a Kolmagorov power spectrum. The cosmic ray lifetime in the galaxy is about 16 million years (~5x10 14 seconds). read more