Summary
Previously determined experimental and theoretical expressions for the lateral distribution of particles in extensive air showers are used to predict the response of a single scintillator to these showers. The integral rate of particles traversing the scintillator is found in terms of the integral rate of showers; the average size of shower resulting in a given number of particles through the scintillator is calculated; the effect of the zenith-angle distribution of the shower axes is also investigated.
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Espressioni teoriche e sperimentali per la distribuzione laterale delle particelle in estesi sciami dell’aria, determinate in precedenza, vengono usate per predire la risposta di un unico scintillatore a questi sciami. Il numero complessivo di particelle che traversano lo scintillatore si trova in funzione del numero complessivo di sciami; si determina la grandezza media dello sciame che provoca il passaggio di un dato numero di particelle attraverso lo scintillatore; si analizza l’effetto della distribuzione secondo gli angoli zenitali degli assi dello sciame.
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Green, J.R. Size-spectrum of extensive air showers of the cosmic radiation. Nuovo Cim 14, 1342–1355 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02962355
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