Altitude Dependence of the Longitudinal Distribution of Atmospheric Čerenkov Radiation
- 15 April 1962
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review B
- Vol. 126 (2), 734-735
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrev.126.734
Abstract
The longitudinal distribution of the Čerenkov radiation generated by the electron component of extensive cosmic ray air showers interacting with the earth's atmosphere was measured at -46 m and 3801 m elevation. Although the two distributions are similar, a somewhat larger number of showers with small Čerenkov radiation thickness at 3801 m suggests that those showers contain substantial light contributions from elevations where electron scattering is small.Keywords
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