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A note on cascade theory with ionisation loss

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The cascade theory of cosmic ray showers including ionisation loss is dealt with on the basis of the new approach suggested by us in an earlier contribution and an explicit Mellin transform solution is obtained for the mean number of particles produced in an infinite thickness of matter.

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  1. Department of Physics, University of Madras, Madras

    Alladi Ramakrishnan F.A.Sc. & S. K. Srinivasan

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Ramakrishnan, A., Srinivasan, S.K. A note on cascade theory with ionisation loss. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 45, 133–138 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03052791

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