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n. - An elementary particle with a negative charge and a half-life of 2 microsecond.

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  • The muon is about 207 times heavier (106 MeV/c2) and belongs to the second family.
  • The muon is a relatively heavy, charged elementary particle which was discovered in cosmic radiation during the 1930s.
  • Thus, in the mass range up to 1.4 GeV/c2, the electron and the muon were the only charged leptons.
  • The subatomic traffic accident produces another particle called a muon, which leaves a trail of blue light in its wake.
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