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INVESTIGATION OF $pi$$sup 0$-MESON GENERATION IN THE INTERATION OF COSMIC RAY PROTONS AND /cap alpha/-PARTICLES WITH CARBON NUCLEI (in Russian)

Journal Article · · Zhur. Eksptl'. i Teoret. Fiz.
OSTI ID:4233087
Pulse ionization chambers and a hodoscope were used in a stratosphere study at geomagnetic latitude of 31 deg N of the interaction of primary protons and alpha particles with carbon nuclei. The electron cascade produced in lead by gamma quanta from decay of neutral pi mesons generated in the interaction is investigated. It is found that in the interaction of protons and alpha particles with carbon nuclei in the 10/sup 10/ ev energy region, on the average, (10 plus or minus 3)% and (14 plus or minus 10)% of the primary particle energy is, respectively, spent in pi /sup 0/meson generation. (auth)
Research Organization:
Moscow State Univ.
NSA Number:
NSA-14-002873
OSTI ID:
4233087
Journal Information:
Zhur. Eksptl'. i Teoret. Fiz., Journal Name: Zhur. Eksptl'. i Teoret. Fiz. Vol. Vol: 37
Country of Publication:
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Language:
Russian