COSMIC-RAYS ABOVE 10(17) EV .2. ANISOTROPIES FOR THE VARIOUS MASS COMPONENTS

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作者
CHI, X
WDOWCZYK, J
WOLFENDALE, AW
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[1] Dept. of Phys., Durham Univ.
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10.1088/0954-3899/19/5/012
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O57 [原子核物理学、高能物理学];
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070202 ;
摘要
Our analysis of the Sydney data on extensive air showers of energy above 10(17) eV has been continued and comparisons made with our analysis of data from Chacaltaya. The analysis lends support to our previous contention that there is a mixed composition in the range (1-10) X 10(17) eV and that the fraction of heavy nuclei in the primary beam is higher in the next decade of energy: (1-10) x 10(18) eV.
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