: an unstable lepton that is common in the cosmic radiation near the earth's surface, has a mass about 207 times the mass of the electron, and exists in negative and positive forms
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To find how much water was needed, the researchers did tests, putting a detector on top of a tank and on the bottom and keeping track of how often both detectors triggered for different heights of water based on the muons that came through randomly from the atmosphere.
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Matt Von Hippel, Ars Technica, 25 Nov. 2024
That technique doesn’t work for a W, which decays into a muon and an undetectable neutrino.
—Byadrian Cho, science.org, 20 Sep. 2024
Ultra-precise measurement in particle physics confounds scientists The difference between predictions and observations of the magnetic properties of muons suggests a mystery for the Standard Model.
—Big Think, 24 June 2024
João Coelho reported that over a third of ARCA’s sensors recorded flashes consistent with a muon crossing the observatory horizontally.
—Amal Jos Chacko, Interesting Engineering, 23 June 2024
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Matt Von Hippel, Ars Technica, 25 Nov. 2024
That technique doesn’t work for a W, which decays into a muon and an undetectable neutrino.
—Byadrian Cho, science.org, 20 Sep. 2024
Ultra-precise measurement in particle physics confounds scientists The difference between predictions and observations of the magnetic properties of muons suggests a mystery for the Standard Model.
—Big Think, 24 June 2024
João Coelho reported that over a third of ARCA’s sensors recorded flashes consistent with a muon crossing the observatory horizontally.
—Amal Jos Chacko, Interesting Engineering, 23 June 2024
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“Muon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muon. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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