ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPONENT OF COSMIC-RAY EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWERS

被引:1
作者
BLAKE, PR
STRUTT, RB
NASH, WF
机构
[1] Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Nottingham, Nottingham
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10.1088/0305-4616/4/4/017
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O57 [原子核物理学、高能物理学];
学科分类号
070202 ;
摘要
The electromagnetic component of EAS has been studied using unshielded scintillator detectors at Haverah Park. Data on the lateral distribution of the response are presented. A comparison of data from various arrays is undertaken and some disagreement is found. The predictions of model cascade calculations are also compared with the current experimental results. The problems of treating the low-energy components of the EAS are considered.
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页数:20
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