Heavy particle with long life in cosmic rays above 10 to the 17th eV

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Cosmic Ray Showers, Hadrons, Heavy Nuclei, High Energy Interactions, Time Lag

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Details on the discovery of a new heavy particle with a long life, found in extensive air shower at Akeno, are reported. A model in which the delayed shower originates from decay products of a heavy particle is presented. In the model, the frequency of the delayed shower becomes an exponential function of the delay time, and the upper bound for the correlation between the delay time and the distance from the core axis becomes a straight line. A formula for the lateral distribution is derived, and the experimental data are analyzed, determining the average delay time and correlating it with the distance from the core axis. The lifetime of the particle is determined, and the lateral distribution of the low-energy hadron is discussed. The delayed shower may also be explained by introducing heavy particles with strong interaction; more accurate experiments will be required to decide between the two mechanisms.

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