"Miyake event" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Miyake events [plural]
Etymology: Named after the Japanese physicist Fusa Miyake, who first identified them. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Miyake event (plural Miyake events)
  1. An observed sharp enhancement of the production of cosmogenic isotopes by cosmic rays, which may be marked by a spike in the concentration of radioactive isotopes in tree rings and ice cores.

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