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The name lepton comes from the Greek λεπτός leptós, "fine, small, thin" (neuter nominative/accusative singular form: λεπτόν leptón); [14] [15] the earliest attested form of the word is the Mycenaean Greek 𐀩𐀡𐀵, re-po-to, written in Linear B syllabic script. [16] Lepton was first used by physicist Léon Rosenfeld in 1948: [17]
Leptonic atoms, named using -onium, are exotic atoms constituted by the bound state of a lepton and an antilepton. Examples of such atoms include positronium (e − e +), muonium (e − μ +), and "true muonium" (μ − μ +). Of these positronium and muonium have been experimentally observed, while "true muonium" remains only theoretical.
A muon (/ ˈ m (j) uː. ɒ n / M(Y)OO-on; from the Greek letter mu (μ) used to represent it) is an elementary particle similar to the electron, with an electric charge of −1 e and spin-1/2, but with a much greater mass.
Except for the proton and neutron, all other hadrons are unstable and decay into other particles in microseconds or less. A proton is made of two up quarks and one down quark, while the neutron is made of two down quarks and one up quark. These commonly bind together into an atomic nucleus, e.g. a helium-4 nucleus is composed of two protons and ...
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1932 Antielectron (or positron), the first antiparticle, discovered by Carl D. Anderson [13] (proposed by Paul Dirac in 1927 and by Ettore Majorana in 1928) : 1937 Muon (or mu lepton) discovered by Seth Neddermeyer, Carl D. Anderson, J.C. Street, and E.C. Stevenson, using cloud chamber measurements of cosmic rays [14] (it was mistaken for the pion until 1947 [15])
Leptons, on the other hand, are not composed of quarks and as such do not participate in the strong interaction. The best known baryons are protons and neutrons , which make up most of the mass of the visible matter in the universe , whereas electrons , the other major component of atoms , are leptons.
Lepton: Generation: Second: Interactions: Weak, Gravity: Symbol: ν μ: Antiparticle: Muon antineutrino (ν μ) Theorized (1940s) Discovered: Leon Lederman, Melvin Schwartz and Jack Steinberger (1962) Mass: Small but non-zero. See neutrino mass. Electric charge: 0 e: Color charge: No: Spin 1 / 2 Weak isospin 1 / 2 Weak ...