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THE experiments by von Friesen and Kristiansson described in the preceding communication indicate that, at the same velocity, π-mesons give a smaller track width than protons, and μ-mesons smaller than π-mesons. The pertinent velocities, c/5–c/3, lie below those of the Čerenkov effect.
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GUSTAFSON, T. Density of Tracks of Protons and Mesons in Photographic Emulsions. Nature 168, 377–378 (1951). https://doi.org/10.1038/168377b0
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