Production spectrum of gamma rays in high energy interactions and high energy gamma ray intensity at 2900 m
An extended array of emulsion and lead plates has been exposed at Zugspitze for 6 months. The results of the measurements carried out on individual high energy cascades, and families of cascades allow the following conclusions to be drawn:a)The vertical intensity of electrons andγ-quanta with energy > 1000 GeV on Zugspitze (2900 m) is 4.5/8.8 × 10−10 cm−2sec−1ster−1.b)The energy spectrum of these particles has the shape of a power law with exponent — 1.85.c)The production spectrum of secondary particles in individual interactions is derived, and it steepens with increasing primary energy. Using other evidence one may then conclude that this is due to an increase of multiplicity with primary energy.