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muon
[ myoo-on ]
noun
- a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. : μ
muon
/ ˈmjuːɒn; mjuːˈɒnɪk /
noun
- a positive or negative elementary particle with a mass 207 times that of an electron and spin 1 2 . It was originally called the mu meson but is now classified as a lepton
muon
/ myo̅o̅′ŏn′ /
- An elementary particle in the lepton family having a mass 209 times that of the electron, a negative electric charge, and a mean lifetime of 2.2 × 10 -6 seconds. The muon was originally called the mu-meson and was once thought to be a meson.
- See Table at subatomic particle
Derived Forms
- muonic, adjective
Other Words From
- mu·onic adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of muon1
Example Sentences
There’s just one catch: Nobody knows whether a muon collider can actually be built.
The neutrino can have three fundamental configurations -- flavors as they are termed by the physicists -- which are electron, muon, and tau.
The Standard Model is a theory that attempts to describe subatomic particles, such as quarks and muons, along with the four fundamental forces: strong, weak, electromagnetic and gravity.
They come in three types—electron, muon, and tau—that morph into one another, a phenomenon that might help explain how the universe generated more matter than antimatter.
But she cautions that because muons decay so rapidly, such a collider presents myriad technical challenges.
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