VictorHess.pptVIP

Victor Hess PARTICLES! Primary Cosmic “Rays” Energy eV, MeV, GeV stuff Cosmic Ray Essentials Muon Flux at Surface (above some Energy) # Muons Change with Angle Muon Rate vs Altitude(ft) How can this be? Muon Counting Headachesdue to Statistics One 30 Second Trial Another 30 Second Trial 10X 30 Second Trials Average - TRUE with Trials Uncertainty Reduced with Trials Distribution for 1000 Trials Is Result More for Test 1 or Test 2? A Note of Caution from Professor Hess Get Beyond Flapping * Before making balloon ascents himself, he determined the height at which ground radiation would stop