Reviews -- LARGE FILES
in the 1996 Review of Particle Physics

* (cut-off date for this update was January 15, 1996)

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To reduce the size of the following particles' PostScript files, we have divided them into several subfiles. We present the following indices:

Cosmic Rays (2 parts)

  1. Primary spectra, Cosmic rays in the atmosphere, Cosmic rays at the surface
    PostScript (7 pages, 305kb)
  2. Cosmic rays underground, Air showers, References
    PostScript (9 pages, 263kb)

Cosmic Background Radiation (2 parts)

  1. Introduction, Theoretical spectral distortions
    PostScript (5 pages, 416kb)
  2. Deviations from isotropy, References
    PostScript (7 pages, 214kb)

Passage of Particles through Matter (3 parts)

  1. Notation, Ionization energy loss by heavy particles, Restricted energy loss rates for relativistic ionizing particles
    PostScript (7 pages, 315kb)
  2. Energetic knock-on electrons (delta rays), Ionization yields, Multiple scattering through small angles, Radiation length and associated quantities, Electromagnetic cascades
    PostScript (9 pages, 297kb)
  3. Muon energy loss at high energy, Cerenkov and transition radiation, References
    PostScript (8 pages, 254kb)

Standard Model of Electroweak Interactions (3 parts)

  1. Renormalization and radiative corrections, Cross section and asymmetry formulas
    PostScript (12 pages, 148kb)
  2. W and Z decays, Experimental results,
    PostScript (7 pages, 285kb)
  3. Deviations from the Standard Model, References
    PostScript (7 pages, 178kb)

Statistics (3 parts)

  1. General, Data with a common mean, The method of maximum likelihood, Propagation of errors, Method of least squares
    PostScript (10 pages, 115kb)
  2. Errors and confidence intervals
    PostScript (6 pages, 251kb)
  3. Errors and confidence intervals (continued), References
    PostScript (8 pages, 278kb)

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Betty Armstrong
13-AUG-1996