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Introduction EXTENSIVE air showers consist mainly of electrons and Bnotons, but contain in addition a small percentage of particles more penetrating than electrons.
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JÁNOSSY, L., MCCUSKER, C. The Nature of Penetrating Particles in Air Showers. Nature 163, 181–183 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/163181a0
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