Spatial and energy distribution of muons in γ-induced air showers

Physical Review D

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2001, Pages

  Fasso A ^a   Poirier, J ^a  

^a SLAC NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CALCULATION; ELECTRON; ENERGY; GAMMA RADIATION; PHOTON;

EID: 0035069278     PISSN: 05562821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.63.036002     Document Type: Article

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