Air Cherenkov Methods in Cosmic Rays: A Review and Some History
Astrophysics
2009-11-11 v1
Abstract
The history of application of the Cherenkov light emission in the atmosphere to cosmic ray and gamma-ray astronomy studies is briefly outlined with an emphasis on the pioneering activity of A.E. Chudakov. The present-day situation and some new ideas are also discussed.
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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0504269,
title = {Air Cherenkov Methods in Cosmic Rays: A Review and Some History},
author = {A. S. Lidvansky},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0504269},
year = {2009}
}
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11 pages, 5 figures, invited talk presented at the conference P.A. Cherenkov and Modern Physics (Moscow, June 22-25, 2004) commemorating P.A. Cherenkov centenary. Submitted for publication to Journal of Radiation Physics and Chemistry