PhysRev 65 343
PhysRev 65 343
PhysRev 65 343
production of mesons by a cascade process. All volume of a Wilson chamber. It appears to start
the tracks appear to be of the same age. The as a number of ionization strands, diverging from
tracks in Group 1 have originated outside the a small region, which subsequently broaden and
chamber; the other two groups have originated merge into a dense volume of ionization. A
within the chamber. The left-hand track of group possible interpretation of the burst according to I
2 is absorbed in the lead plate (2.2 cm), and its is as follows: A high energy proton has by a
energy is &4&10 ev. The four tracks in group 3 process of nuclear collision given rise to a cascade
appear to start as a pair which is doubled again. production of fast vector mesons. The latter have
These tracks are not appreciably scattered during within a short length disintegrated into high
their traversal through the lead plate, but they energy electrons, from which several cascade
have produced knock-on electrons. showers have started.
The above theory enables us to correlate and
BURST PRODUCTION interpret many findings on penetrating particles
One of us (M. S.)~ has recently published a obtained from Wilson chamber photographs and
photograph of a burst originating in the gaseous from tracks on photographic plates. A detailed
comparison between the predictions of the theory
"M. Sinha, Phys. Rev. 64, 248 (1943). and our findings will be given elsewhere.
PH YSI CAL REVIEW VOLUME 65, NUiVI BERS 11 AND 12 J UN E 1 AND 15, 1944
Letter to tj'ae Ecitor in a magnetic field H radiates per unit of path the energy
—(dE/dX) = 2/3(e'/mc')'(E/mc')'P(V/c)H j' (1)
~ where e is the charge, m the mass, V the velocity, and E the
ROMPT publzcation of brief reports of important dis-
~ energy of the electron; E is assumed much greater than mc2.
coveries in physics may be secured by addressing them
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