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A distribution function for the chord lengths through a rectangular body is developed. Since the trajectories of high-energy massive particles are straight lines, the chord-length distribution function describes the path-length distribution on an object exposed to the cosmic-ray flux. The formalism has application to the energy deposited in satellite-borne microelectronic circuitry by cosmic rays.
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