muon

It was then realized that the particle found by Anderson could not be the meson of strong interactions, since it interacted far too little with matter, and it was then shown that this particle, now called the muon, is a heavy cousin of the electron.

Forces 2001

A muon from a neutrino interaction in the AMANDA neutrino telescope at the South Pole.

High Energy Neutrinos from Cosmos 2005

The muon is about 207 times heavier (106 MeV/c2) and belongs to the second family.

Additional background material on the Nobel Prize in Physics 1995 1995

The muon is a relatively heavy, charged elementary particle which was discovered in cosmic radiation during the 1930s.

Press Release: The 1988 Nobel Prize in Physics 1988

Thus, in the mass range up to 1.4 GeV/c2, the electron and the muon were the only charged leptons.

Additional background material on the Nobel Prize in Physics 1995 1995

In theory, during the trip, which takes a few milliseconds, some of the neutrinos should shape-shift from a variety known as muon neutrinos to tau neutrinos.

NYT > Home Page By DENNIS OVERBYE 2011

In theory, during the trip, which takes a few milliseconds, some of the neutrinos should shape-shift from a variety known as muon neutrinos to tau neutrinos.

NYT > Home Page By DENNIS OVERBYE 2011

The muon is a heavier, less stable version of the electron, and it's produced in many of the collisions that occur in particle colliders like the LHC and Tevatron.

Ars Technica John Timmer 2011

Very occasionally, however, a neutrino collides into an atom, producing from the wreckage another particle-known as a muon-that

SEEDMAGAZINE.COM kloc@seedmediagroup.com 2010

Very rarely a neutrino will strike an atom, producing another particle called a muon and a shockwave, which results in a burst of blue light - which the sensors will record.

Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010