Thunderstorms and the penetrating radiation
- 30 April 1934
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
- Vol. 30 (2) , 206-215
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0305004100016649
Abstract
Observations are described in which a cloud chamber was used to detect a penetrating radiation apparently produced in thunderclouds. Comparisons are made between the results obtained by Schonland and Viljoen in South Africa, there being a similarity in the magnitude of the effect observed. An analysis of the directions of arrival of the particles shows that the most favoured direction is from the north at a large angle to the direction of the magnetic field of the earth. The results obtained, though not conclusive, encourage a continuation of the experiments.This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
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