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On the size distribution of stars observed in nuclear emulsions

Исследование распространенности по числу ветвей звезд, наблюдаемых в фотоэмульсиях

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Abstract

According to measurements reported by several authors, the frequency distribution of stars produced in nuclear emulsions by cosmic radiation represented in terms of the number of their gray and black prongs yields a curve consisting of two straight lines which intersect at a prong numberN about 7,5. Upon analysing the results of measurements on cosmic radiation and comparing them with those obtained in high-energy accelerator experiments, it is found that the above basic feature of the frequency curve is mainly the consequence of the energy spectrum of the primary particles generating these stars.

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Распространенность по числу ветвей звезд, генерированных космическим излучением, по измерениям нескольких авторов может быть апроксимирована кривой, состоящей из двух прямолинейных отрезков, которые пересекаются вблизи точкиN=7,5. На основании результатов измерений, проведенных с космическим излучением и ускорителями, удалось определить, что характерный вид частотной кривой вызывается энергетическим спектром первичных частиц, создающих звезды.

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    G. Bozóki & Éva Gombosi

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Bozóki, G., Gombosi, É. On the size distribution of stars observed in nuclear emulsions. Acta Physica 11, 307–316 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03160428

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