Negative pion and muon fluxes in atmospheric cascades at a depth of 5 g cm-2

Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 145-153

  Brunetti, M T ^a   Codino, A ^a   Grimani, C ^a   Menichelli, M ^a   Miozza, M ^a   Salvatori, I ^h   Golden, R L ^b   Kimbell, B L ^b   Stephens, S A ^b,c   Stochaj, S J ^b   Webber, W R ^b   Massimo Brancaccio, F ^d   Papini, P ^d   Piccardi, S ^d   Spillantini, P ^d   Basini, G ^e   Bongiorno, F ^e   Ricci, M ^e   Ormes, J F ^f   Streitmatter, R E ^f   De Pascale, M P ^g   Morselli, A ^g   Picozza, P ^g   more..

^a INFN SEZIONE DI PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH   (India)

^d INFN SEZIONE DI ROMA   (Italy)

^e INFN LABORATORI NAZIONALI DI FRASCATI   (Italy)

^f NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^h NONE

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EID: 0000881449     PISSN: 09543899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0954-3899/22/1/014     Document Type: Article

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