37
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Line 1:
Line 1: + + + +
discovery - by CDA
A '''muon''' is a fundamental constituent of [[matter]]. Its properties are similar to those of the more-familiar [[electron]], but it is roughly 206 times more massive. Muons belong to a category of elementary particles known as [[lepton]]s.
A '''muon''' is a fundamental constituent of [[matter]]. Its properties are similar to those of the more-familiar [[electron]], but it is roughly 206 times more massive. Muons belong to a category of elementary particles known as [[lepton]]s.
== History ==
Muons were discovered by [[Carl D. Anderson]], n American physicist who also first observed the positron, in 1936.
==Uses in nuclear fusion==
==Uses in nuclear fusion==