= Victor Franz Hess
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= Victor Hess
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= Viktor Franz Hess
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= V. F. Hess
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A <physicist>.https://www.oeaw.ac.at/gedenkbuch/personen/a-h/victor-hess/[Independent biographical identity and professional specialization]{ref}
The <Hess cosmic-ray balloon experiment> examines how measured air ionization changes with altitude. Inferring an extraterrestrial source requires separating that signal from the detector response and from radiation associated with the ground.
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