Total proton-proton cross section at (sq RT s) = 30 TeV

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Cosmic Ray Showers, Proton Scattering, Scattering Cross Sections, Energy Distribution, Error Analysis, Inelastic Scattering, Total Cross Sections, Cosmic-Ray Interactions

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Observations of extensive air showers in the atmosphere obtained with the fly's-eye detector at the University of Utah by the atmospheric-fluorescence technique are used to determine the proton-air inelastic cross section (PAICS) at (sq rt s) = 30 TeV. The data-cutting and analysis procedures are described in detail and illustrated graphically. The distribution of shower maxima as a function of atmospheric depth is found to exhibit an exponential tail of slope 72 + or - 9 g/sq cm, corresponding to PAICS = 530 + or - 66 mb. A proton-proton total cross section (PPTCS) of 120 + or -15 mb is then obtained, using the theoretical model of Glauber and Matthias (1970) and a Gaussian nucleus distribution and assuming that the nuclear slope parameter is proportional to PPTCS.

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