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Abundance of cosmic-ray elements from sulfur to nickel as a function of atmospheric depth

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The measured elemental composition of cosmic rays with charge 16≤Z≤28 as a function of atmospheric depth was compared with a propagation calculation including energy loss. The resulting composition at the top of the atmosphere has better precision than previously possible on balloon borne experiments, and agrees well with the only satellite data available in this charge range. The extrapolation method also provides checks on assumed cross-sections for interactions of cosmic rays in air.

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  1. J. H. Crane

    Present address: , 10407 Huntington Dale, 77099, Houston, TX, USA

  2. R. J. Protheroe

    Present address: Department of Physics, University of Adelaide, 5001, South Australia

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  1. Department of Physics, Washington University, St. Louis, Mo., USA

    J. H. Crane, M. H. Israel & J. Klarmann

  2. McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences, Washington University, St. Louis, Mo., USA

    J. H. Crane, M. H. Israel & J. Klarmann

  3. Laboratory for High Energy Astrophysics, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md., USA

    J. F. Ormes & R. J. Protheroe

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Crane, J.H., Israel, M.H., Klarmann, J. et al. Abundance of cosmic-ray elements from sulfur to nickel as a function of atmospheric depth. Astrophys Space Sci 94, 211–222 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00651773

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