A proposed direct measurement of 1014eV iron primaries
- 1 December 1976
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics G: Nuclear Physics
- Vol. 2 (12), 965-969
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0305-4616/2/12/012
Abstract
An experiment is proposed to measure the integral flux of 1014 eV iron primaries at balloon altitude. This simple experiment measures the Cerenkov light produced by the primaries in the atmosphere above the balloon. It has a large effective geometric factor but could easily be carried as a 'piggy-back' on a larger balloon experiment.Keywords
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