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Cloud-Chamber Observations of the New Unstable Cosmic-Ray Particles

A. J. Seriff, R. B. Leighton, C. Hsiao, E. W. Cowan, and C. D. Anderson

  • California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California

Phys. Rev. 78, 290 – Published 1 May, 1950

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.78.290

Abstract

Thirty-four "forked tracks" similar to two previously reported by Rochester and Butler have been observed in 11,000 cloud-chamber photographs of cosmic-ray penetrating showers, confirming their conclusion that new unstable neutral and charged particles exist. The lifetime of the neutral particles is found to be about 3×1010 sec., and some information as to the nature of the decay products is given.

References (2)

  1. G. D. Rochester and C. C. Butler, Nature 160, 855 (1947)
  2. Leighton, Anderson, and Seriff, Phys. Rev. 75, 1432 (1949)

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