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The energy dependence of the leading nucleon distribution and the evolution of the nucleonic cosmic ray component in the atmosphere
We show that in order to obtain a fairly accurate description of the nucleonic component of cosmic ray at sea level the energy dependence of the leading nucleon distribution has to be taken into account. By re...
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Solution of the one-dimensional diffusion equation for the hadronic cosmic-ray component in the atmosphere
We solve the one-dimensional diffusion equation for the hadronic cosmic-ray component in the atmosphere assuming for the interaction mean free path a ln2 E-dependence on the energy and comparing w...
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Elasticity and the nucleon energy spectrum in the atmosphere
The nucleon intensity in the atmosphere is calculated with a In2(E) energy dependence of the inelastic nucleon-air cross-section and an arbitrary elasticity distribution. A good agreement with the measured nucleo...