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Thunderstorms and the penetrating radiation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

E. C. Halliday
E. C. Halliday
Affiliation:
Trinity College, Cambridge, 1851 Exhibitioner, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.
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Observations are described in which a cloud chamber was used to detect a penetrating radiation apparently produced in thunderclouds. Comparisons are made between the results obtained by Schonland and Viljoen in South Africa, there being a similarity in the magnitude of the effect observed. An analysis of the directions of arrival of the particles shows that the most favoured direction is from the north at a large angle to the direction of the magnetic field of the earth. The results obtained, though not conclusive, encourage a continuation of the experiments.

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Research Article
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Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 30 , Issue 2 , 30 April 1934 , pp. 206 - 215
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1934

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