ON THE STRUCTURE OF EXTENSIVE COSMIC RAY AIR SHOWERS: THE PENETRATING COMPONENT
Journal Article
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· Proc. Phys. Soc. (London)
The penetrating components of extensive cosmic-ray showers of sizes ranging from 4 x 10/sup 4/ to 5 x 10/sup 5/ particles were examined at distances from 3 to 18 metres from the shower cores. Within these distances the nucleonic particles, 2 Bev or larger, examined have a lateral distribution not flatter than that of the electrons which is described by a power law r/sup -0.75/ whereas the muon component decreases as r/sup -0.3/ with distance from the core. The numbers of nucleonic particles and muons decrease relative to the electron numbers N with increasing shower size, the number of nucleons being propontional to N/sup 0.6/. (auth)
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Leeds, Eng.
- NSA Number:
- NSA-14-005768
- OSTI ID:
- 4214208
- Journal Information:
- Proc. Phys. Soc. (London), Journal Name: Proc. Phys. Soc. (London) Vol. Vol: 74
- Country of Publication:
- Country unknown/Code not available
- Language:
- English
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