The barometer coefficient and the mu-meson production spectrum.
In the following account, we are interested in what happens to the mu-meson component of cosmic radiation in the atmosphere. Two main effects are to be distinguished. The first is the gradual absorption of the momentum of a meson, by collision with charged particles in the air, as the meson descends...
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McGill University
1955
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| Online Access: | http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=109884 |
| Summary: | In the following account, we are interested in what happens to the mu-meson component of cosmic radiation in the atmosphere. Two main effects are to be distinguished. The first is the gradual absorption of the momentum of a meson, by collision with charged particles in the air, as the meson descends. This is called the “mass absorption” of momentum. The second effect is the spontaneous disintegration of a mu-meson, while in flight. The disintegration en masse of mu-mesons is called the “decay” effect. |
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