muons
Short-lived leptons
Muons are subatomic particles similar to electrons but about 200 times heavier.
They carry a negative charge and are unstable, decaying within microseconds.
Muons are produced when cosmic rays strike the atmosphere and are used in particle physics experiments.
Muon detectors revealed hidden chambers inside the pyramid.
Fundamental particle without strong interactions
- fermionHalf-integer spin particle
- electronNegative subatomic particle
- tauGreek nineteenth letter
- neutrinoUncharged, near-massless particle
charge · spin · mass · decay · anomaly · lifetime · half-life · relativistic
European nuclear research organization
- colliderDual-beam particle accelerator
- beamStructural support member
- acceleratorSpeed control mechanism
- synchrotronCircular charged-particle accelerator
target · production · injection · cooling · luminosity · high-energy · experiment
Device that senses
- calorimeterInstrument measuring heat transfer
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- tomographyImaging via cross-sections
- imagingProducing visual representations
radiography · cosmic ray · flux · penetrating · ionization · underground · shielding
Gaseous layer around planets
- showerWater spray for bathing
- secondaryLesser in rank
- astrophysicsPhysics of celestial bodies
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
sea level · altitude · observatory · space · primary · cascade · ground level
lepton
Fundamental particle without strong interactions
neutrino · charge · spin · mass · decay · anomaly · lifetime · half-life · relativistic · time dilation
CERN
European nuclear research organization
- colliderDual-beam particle accelerator
- beamStructural support member
- acceleratorSpeed control mechanism
synchrotron · target · production · injection · cooling · luminosity · high-energy · experiment
detector
Device that senses
- calorimeterInstrument measuring heat transfer
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- tomographyImaging via cross-sections
imaging · radiography · cosmic ray · flux · penetrating · ionization · underground · shielding
atmosphere
Gaseous layer around planets
- showerWater spray for bathing
- secondaryLesser in rank
- astrophysicsPhysics of celestial bodies
radiation · sea level · altitude · observatory · space · primary · cascade · ground level
- physicsphysics, momentum, atom, acceleration, gravity
- high energygamma rays, cosmic rays, particle accelerator, synchrotron, neutrinos
- particleselectrons, electron, protons, proton, neutrons
- subatomic particleselectrons, protons, neutrons, photons, neutrinos
- particle physicsquark, quarks, lepton, leptons, boson
- astroparticlescosmic rays, neutrinos, gamma rays, photons, protons