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Muons have a mass of 105.66 MeV/c 2, which is approximately 206.768 2827 (46) [6] times that of the electron, m e. There is also a third lepton, the tau, approximately 17 times heavier than the muon. Due to their greater mass, muons accelerate more slowly than electrons in electromagnetic fields, and emit less bremsstrahlung (deceleration ...
However, as Jackson observed in his paper, muon-catalyzed fusion is "unlikely" to provide "useful power production ... unless an energetically cheaper way of producing μ −-mesons [note 2] can be found." [7] One practical problem with the muon-catalyzed fusion process is that muons are unstable, decaying in 2.2 μs (in their rest frame). [8]
Exotic atoms may be composed of particles in addition to or in place of protons, neutrons, and electrons, such as hyperons or muons. Examples include pionium ( π −
In particle physics, a lepton is an elementary particle of half-integer spin (spin 1 / 2 ) that does not undergo strong interactions. [1] Two main classes of leptons exist: charged leptons (also known as the electron-like leptons or muons), including the electron, muon, and tauon, and neutral leptons, better known as neutrinos.
The emergence of the muons is caused by the collision of cosmic rays with the upper atmosphere, after which the muons reach Earth. The probability that muons can reach the Earth depends on their half-life, which itself is modified by the relativistic corrections of two quantities: a) the mean lifetime of muons and b) the length between the upper and lower atmosphere (at Earth's surface).
An exotic atom is an otherwise normal atom in which one or more sub-atomic particles have been replaced by other particles. For example, electrons may be replaced by other negatively charged particles such as muons (muonic atoms) or pions (pionic atoms).
On October 15, 2016, ScanPyramids confirmed their first unknown void discoveries thanks to muon tomography in the Great Pyramid. [11] [12] A previously unknown cavity [13] was confirmed on the North-Eastern Edge, [14] roughly at 110 metres (360 ft) high with similar void volume characteristics as a known "cave" located at 83 metres (272 ft) on the same edge.
The muon neutrino is an elementary particle which has the symbol ν μ and zero electric charge.Together with the muon it forms the second generation of leptons, hence the name muon neutrino.