The interaction cross section of protons with nuclei of air atoms at energies 2 times 10 sup 16 eV

Journal Article · Wed Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1989 · Soviet Journal of Nuclear Physics (English Translation); (USA)

OSTI ID:5505228

Efimov, N N; Zhukov, V Y; Kalmykov, N N; Prosin, V V; Khristiansen, G B ^[1]

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1. Institute of Nuclear Physics, Moscow State University (SU)

To obtain experimental data about the mean depth and fluctuations of the depth of the maximum of extensive air showers for an extensive air shower energy on the order of 10{sup 16} eV, a specialized installation has been prepared at the center of the Yakutsk extensive air shower station. The new installation consists of four detectors for registering the flux density of Cherenkov radiation, four detectors for recording the pulse shapes of the Cherenkov radiation, and 25 scintillation counters for recording the flux of charged-particle extensive air showers. During 400 hours of installation operation, 392 extensive air showers were selected with a zenith angle {theta}. From these events interaction cross sections of protons, E{similar to}10{sup 16} eV, with nuclei of air atoms are presented. (AIP)

• OSTI ID: 5505228
• Journal Information: Soviet Journal of Nuclear Physics (English Translation); (USA), Journal Name: Soviet Journal of Nuclear Physics (English Translation); (USA) Vol. 49:3; ISSN 0038-5506; ISSN SJNCA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
AIR
BARYON REACTIONS
CHARGED-PARTICLE REACTIONS
CHERENKOV RADIATION
COSMIC RADIATION
COSMIC RAY DETECTION
COSMIC SHOWERS
CROSS SECTIONS
DETECTION
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ENERGY RANGE
EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWERS
FLUCTUATIONS
FLUIDS
GASES
HADRON REACTIONS
IONIZING RADIATIONS
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
NUCLEON REACTIONS
PEV RANGE
PROTON REACTIONS
RADIATION DETECTION
RADIATIONS
RELATIVISTIC RANGE
SECONDARY COSMIC RADIATION
SHOWERS
VARIATIONS