Nobel prize to V. F. Hess awarded in 1936 "for his discovery of cosmic radiation''. Co-winner C. D. Anderson "for his discovery of the positron''
HESS 1926
Hess, V.F.; Über den Ursprung der Höhenstrahlung / Origin of Penetrating Radiation
Phys.Zeitschr. 27 (1926) 159;
Abstracts
A critical review of recent work on the penetrating of "ultra-gamma'' radiation. Particular reference is made to the work of G. Hoffman, R. A. Millikan (Nat. Acad. Sci., Proc. 12. pp.48-55, Jan., 1926, and Ann. d. Physik, 79. 6. pp.572-582, April 6, 1926), and F. Behounek. (Science Abstracts, 1926, 1378. A.B.W.).
Accelerator
COSM
Detectors IONIZATION
Related references More (earlier) information appears in V. F. Hess, Phys.Zeitschr. 13 (1912) 1084;
G. Hoffmann, Phys.Zeitschr. 26 (1925) 669;
V. F. Hess, Phys.Zeitschr. 14 (1913) 610;
Experiment comments
Strong dependence of ionization on altitude.
Reactions
unspec
flux
Record comments
Firm establishment of cosmic rays.