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Air Showers of Size Greater than 105 Particles: (2) Čerenkov Radiation Accompanying the Showers

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BRENNAN, M., MALOS, J., MILLAR, D. et al. Air Showers of Size Greater than 105 Particles: (2) Čerenkov Radiation Accompanying the Showers. Nature 182, 973–977 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/182973a0

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