Definition of Negative muon

1. Noun. An elementary particle with a negative charge and a half-life of 2 microsecond; decays to electron and neutrino and antineutrino.

Exact synonyms: Mu-meson, Muon
Generic synonyms: Lepton

Lexicographical Neighbors of Negative Muon

negative eyepiece
negative feedback
negative feedback circuit
negative focal length
negative growth
negative ice
negative identification
negative image
negative income tax
negative indexing
negative interference
negative lens
negative logic
negative magnetic pole
negative meniscus
negative muon (current term)
negative phase
negative pledge
negative pole
negative pressure
negative pressures
negative proof
negative proofs
negative regulation
negative reinforcement
negative reinforcer
negative reinforcing stimulus
negative scotoma
negative sense
negative side waterproofing

Literary usage of Negative muon

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Sixth Meeting of the Task Force on Shielding Aspects of by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (2004)
"... experimental zone is negative muon captures occurring in the walls and materials of the experimental hall. ..."

2. Abstracts of the Eighth International Conference on Geochronology by Marvin A. Lanphere, G. Brent Dalrymple, Brent D. Turrin (1994)
"In these samples, 93-97% of 3(>C1 production is due to Ca spoliation, 2% to negative muon capture by 40Ca, 1-5% to capture of cosmogonie secondary neutrons ..."

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