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Air Showers of Size Greater Than 105 Particles: (4) The Distribution of Nuclear-Active Particles and af Mu-Mesons

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LEHANE, J., MILLAR, D. & RATHGEBER, M. Air Showers of Size Greater Than 105 Particles: (4) The Distribution of Nuclear-Active Particles and af Mu-Mesons. Nature 182, 1699–1704 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/1821699a0

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