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Ultrahigh-energy extensive air showers detected at the Yakutsk array are analyzed. Showers different in the muon content are revealed. Four classes of showers are separated.
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Original Russian Text © A.A. Mikhaĭlov, N.N. Efremov, E.S. Nikiforova, 2006, published in Pis’ma v Zhurnal Éksperimental’noĭ i Teoreticheskoĭ Fiziki, 2006, Vol. 83, No. 7, pp. 323–325.
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Mikhaĭlov, A.A., Efremov, N.N. & Nikiforova, E.S. Classification of ultrahigh-energy extensive air showers in terms of the muon content. Jetp Lett. 83, 265–267 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0021364006070010
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