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The transition effect of extensive air showers

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Il Nuovo Cimento (1943-1954)

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Measurements have been made of the transition effect of the extensive air showers of cosmic rays in absorbers of lead, iron, carbon and water. The results indicate that the photons of the showers are predominantly of lower energies than are the electrons, and forms of the energy spectra for the two components incident on the counter trays are deduced. The discrepancy between the absorption of the showers in air and in local absorbers of similar atomic weight, such as carbon and water, is briefly discussed.

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Sono state eseguite misure dell'effetto di transizione degli sciami estesi dell'aria in assorbitori di Piombo, Ferro, Carbonio e acqua. I risultati indicano che i fotoni degli sciami sono prevalentemente di energie inferiori a quelle degli elettroni e se ne deducono forme degli spettri di energia delle due componenti incidenti sui telescopi di contatori. Si discute brevemente la discrepanza tra l'assorbimento degli sciami nell'aria e negli assorbitori locali di peso atomico analogo come il Carbonio e l'acqua.

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Millar, D.D. The transition effect of extensive air showers. Nuovo Cim 8, 279–288 (1951). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02807882

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