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Radio Pulse Production in Extensive Air Showers

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Measurements of radio pulse production at the Haverah Park air shower array show that the geomagnetic mechanism is dominant at both 32 MHz and 44 MHz

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ALLAN, H., CLAY, R., JONES, J. et al. Radio Pulse Production in Extensive Air Showers. Nature 222, 635–637 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/222635a0

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