Bhabha–Heitler theory of cascade showers

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cosmic-ray shower theory physical theory quantum electrodynamics model

The Bhabha–Heitler theory of cascade showers is a foundational quantum electrodynamics model that explains how high-energy cosmic rays generate particle cascades as they interact with matter and radiation in the atmosphere.

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Bhabha–Heitler theory 2
Bhabha–Heitler theory of cascade showers canonical 1
Heitler model of electromagnetic showers 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cosmic-ray shower theory ⓘ
physical theory ⓘ
quantum electrodynamics model ⓘ
appliesTo high-energy cosmic rays ⓘ
high-energy electrons ⓘ
high-energy photons ⓘ
approximates shower development in one dimension ⓘ
assumes approximate energy sharing in interactions ⓘ
high-energy limit for electromagnetic interactions ⓘ
successive pair production and bremsstrahlung interactions ⓘ
basedOn quantum electrodynamics ⓘ
context cosmic-ray interactions with the atmosphere ⓘ
high-energy photon and electron propagation in matter ⓘ
contributedTo development of high-energy shower models in detectors ⓘ
understanding of cosmic-ray penetration in the atmosphere ⓘ
describes cosmic-ray induced air showers ⓘ
development of particle cascades in matter ⓘ
electromagnetic cascade showers ⓘ
explains bremsstrahlung ⓘ
energy distribution in cascade showers ⓘ
longitudinal development of electromagnetic showers ⓘ
multiplication of electrons and photons in matter ⓘ
pair production ⓘ
shower maximum in atmospheric cascades ⓘ
field astroparticle physics ⓘ
cosmic-ray physics ⓘ
high-energy physics ⓘ
quantum electrodynamics ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
influenced design of calorimeters in particle physics ⓘ
modern Monte Carlo shower codes ⓘ
models radiation length dependence of cascades ⓘ
shower particle number as a function of depth ⓘ
namedAfter Homi J. Bhabha ⓘ
Walter Heitler ⓘ
neglects detailed cross-section energy dependence ⓘ
lateral spread of showers ⓘ
relatedTo Bhabha–Heitler theory of cascade showers self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Heitler model of electromagnetic showers

cosmic-ray air shower theory ⓘ
electromagnetic shower simulations ⓘ
typeOf electromagnetic shower model ⓘ
usedFor estimating number of particles at shower maximum ⓘ
estimating shower maximum depth ⓘ
pedagogical description of electromagnetic cascades ⓘ
usesConcept critical energy ⓘ
interaction length ⓘ
radiation length ⓘ

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Homi J. Bhabha → notableWork → Bhabha–Heitler theory of cascade showers ⓘ
Walter Heitler → notableWork → Bhabha–Heitler theory of cascade showers ⓘ
this entity surface form: cascade theory of cosmic-ray showers
Bhabha → knownFor → Bhabha–Heitler theory of cascade showers ⓘ
subject surface form: Homi J. Bhabha
this entity surface form: Bhabha–Heitler theory
Bhabha–Heitler theory of cascade showers → relatedTo → Bhabha–Heitler theory of cascade showers self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Heitler model of electromagnetic showers
Homi Jehangir Bhabha → knownFor → Bhabha–Heitler theory of cascade showers ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bhabha–Heitler theory
Homi Jehangir Bhabha → hasWork → Bhabha–Heitler theory of cascade showers ⓘ
this entity surface form: On the theory of elementary particles and cosmic rays