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| − | A '''muon''' (μ) is an elementary particle with unit electric charge and a mass of about 106 MeV/c<sup>2</sup> | + | A '''muon''' (μ) is an elementary particle with unit electric charge and a mass of about 106 MeV/c<sup>2</sup>. Muons have a mean lifetime of about 2.2 μs and decay primarily into electrons and neutrinos. |
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| + | == Particle properties == | ||
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| + | Muons are elementary particles with unit electric charge. Conventionally, muons (μ<sup>-</sup>) are considered to carry a negative charge, while their anti-matter counterparts (anti-muons or μ<sup>+</sup>) are positively charged. | ||
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Revision as of 12:19, 10 April 2020
A muon (μ) is an elementary particle with unit electric charge and a mass of about 106 MeV/c2. Muons have a mean lifetime of about 2.2 μs and decay primarily into electrons and neutrinos.
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Particle properties
Muons are elementary particles with unit electric charge. Conventionally, muons (μ-) are considered to carry a negative charge, while their anti-matter counterparts (anti-muons or μ+) are positively charged.
| Interactions | Gravity, Electromagnetic, Weak |
| Mass | 105.6583755(23) MeV/c2 |
| Mean lifetime | 2.1969811(22) x 10-6 s |
| Electric charge | 1 |
| Spin | 1/2 |
