The Production of Nucleons by the Cosmic Radiation
- 15 June 1947
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review B
- Vol. 71 (12) , 842-845
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrev.71.842
Abstract
The production of protons and neutrons at an elevation of 14,156 feet by the cosmic radiation was studied with the aid of proportional counters. The production of more than one neutron at a time was found to take place. The rate of occurrence of multiple neutron productions was found to be much less frequent than that of single neutrons, even taking the usual distribution into account. The number and rate of production of protons was also determined and was found to be roughly the same as that of the neutrons.Keywords
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