MUONS IN GAMMA SHOWERS FROM CYGNUS X-3?
1985
4 pages
Published in:
- Phys.Rev.D 32 (1985) 1244-1247
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Abstract: (APS)
The Kiel experiment found that the average density of muons in gamma showers from Cygnus X-3 is 80% of that of nucleon-induced air showers. We therefore calculated again the muon content of photon-induced showers. Our calculations confirm the widely held belief that gamma showers should be μ-poor and that this should indeed be a discriminating signature for electromagnetic origin of a shower.- talk
- photon: cosmic radiation
- astrophysics
- cosmic radiation: particle source
- showers: air
- muon: cosmic radiation
- cosmic radiation: secondary
- total cross section: energy dependence
- cosmic radiation: energy spectrum
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