The Energy Spectrum and the Energy Balance of Cosmic Radiation

抄録

The cut-off rigidity depends not only on the geomagnetic latitude but also on the geomagnetic longitude, therefore the energy balance of cosmic rays at four stations, i. e. Saskatoon (geomagnetic latitude 60.5°, geomagnetic longitude 311.9°), Minneapolis (55.2°, 330.9°), San Angelo (41.3°, 317.3°), and Guam (3.6°, 212.9°) has been analyzed. Adopting the revised energy spectrum and the altitude variations of intensities and taking account of the underestimation of energy dissipated by the nuclear disintegration, there is a good agreement between the incident energy and the energy dissipated in the atmosphere at any place.