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The roots of the coincidence method introduced in Cosmic Ray physics by Bothe and Kolhörster (1929) can be traced back to Professor Geiger’s laboratory for radioactivity in the former “Physikalisch-Technische-Reichsanstalt” in Berlin.
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Pfotzer, G. (1985). Early Evolution of Coincidence Counting a Fundamental Method in Cosmic Ray Physics. In: Sekido, Y., Elliot, H. (eds) Early History of Cosmic Ray Studies. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 118. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5434-2_5
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