A SEARCH FOR DELAYED PHOTONS FROM STOPPED SEA-LEVEL COSMIC RAY MESONS.

Abstract

If the meson disintegrates into a photon and an electron, the stopping of a meson and its subsequent decay should give rise to a delayed 50 Mev photon. Delayed coincidences were sought between the stopped meson and the photon, detected by its materialization in a Pb sheet (calculations are presented of the photon detection efficiency for various lead thicknesses and photon energies of 20, 40 and 60 Mev.; the electron range-energy curves used in the calculation are also shown). (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 15, 1948
Accession Number
AD0472263

Entities

People

  • E. J. Althaus
  • R. D. Sard

Organizations

  • University of Washington

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cosmic Rays
  • Detection
  • Efficiency
  • Electrons
  • Sea Level
  • Thickness

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Solar Physics

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics