A + is produced at an altitude of 30km by a cosmic ray collision with energy
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A π+ is produced at an altitude of 30km by a cosmic ray collision with energy Eπ=5GeV. What is the distance at which the pion sees the surface of the Earth in its rest reference frame? What is the distance travelled in the Earth reference frame in a lifetime?
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Introduction to Elementary Particle Physics
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