Are extensive air showers produced by relativistic dust grains

It is shown that the observed characteristics of cosmic-ray air showers are inconsistent with the hypothesis that the initiating particles are relativistic dust grains.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Astrophys. J., Lett. Ed.; (United States) Lett. Ed.; (United States), 1980-02, Vol.235, p.L167
1. Verfasser:	Linsley, J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	640101 - Astrophysics & Cosmology- Cosmic Radiation CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS COSMIC DUST COSMIC RADIATION COSMIC SHOWERS DUSTS ENERGY RANGE ERUPTIVE VARIABLE STARS EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWERS FIELD THEORIES GENERAL RELATIVITY THEORY INTERSTELLAR GRAINS INTERSTELLAR SPACE IONIZING RADIATIONS PARTICLES RADIATIONS RELATIVISTIC RANGE RELATIVITY THEORY SECONDARY COSMIC RADIATION SHOWERS SPACE STARS SUPERNOVAE VARIABLE STARS
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Zusammenfassung:	It is shown that the observed characteristics of cosmic-ray air showers are inconsistent with the hypothesis that the initiating particles are relativistic dust grains.
ISSN:	0004-637X 1538-4357
DOI:	10.1086/183183