The average depth of cascade maximum in large cosmic-ray showers from particle measurements
- 1 August 1982
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics G: Nuclear Physics
- Vol. 8 (8) , 1119-1129
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0305-4616/8/8/007
Abstract
Measurements of the angle of muons to the shower-core direction and the spread in angle of muons in extensive cosmic-ray showers of energy greater than 1017 eV are reported. These measurements, along with measurements of the lateral structure function of deep-water detectors and muon density detectors, are compared with rigorous computer simulations. The data are used to derive the average depth of electron cascade maximum as a function of primary particle energy.Keywords
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