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astro-ph.EP2011★ 23 cited
Biological implications of high-energy cosmic ray induced muon flux in the extragalactic shock model
Dimitra Atri, Adrian L. Melott
A ~ 62 My periodicity in fossil biodiversity has been observed in independent studies of paleontology databases over ~0.5Gy. The period and phase of this biodiversity cycle coincid…
astro-ph.EP2011★ 104 cited
Astrophysical Ionizing Radiation and the Earth: A Brief Review and Census of Intermittent Intense Sources
Adrian L. Melott, Brian C. Thomas
Cosmic radiation backgrounds are a constraint on life, and their distribution will affect the Galactic Habitable Zone. Life on Earth has developed in the context of these backgroun…