: an unstable lepton that is common in the cosmic radiation near the earth's surface, has a mass about 207 times the mass of the electron, and exists in negative and positive forms
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The device now captures both muon energy and scattering angles, which are two parameters that dramatically improve image quality compared to previous muon tomography systems, which typically record only one.
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2025
In fact, humanity's discovery of subatomic particles other than electrons, protons, and neutrons, specifically positrons and muons came in 1933 via observations of cosmic rays.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 July 2025
Combine that with new predictions by the related Muon g-2 Theory Initiative using a new means of calculating the muon's magnetic moment, and the discrepancy between theoretical prediction and experiment narrows even further.
—ArsTechnica, 30 June 2025
The heart of the experiment is a giant 50-foot-diameter magnet, which acts as a racetrack for wobbling muons.
—Eleni Petrakou, Scientific American, 8 June 2025
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2025
In fact, humanity's discovery of subatomic particles other than electrons, protons, and neutrons, specifically positrons and muons came in 1933 via observations of cosmic rays.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 July 2025
Combine that with new predictions by the related Muon g-2 Theory Initiative using a new means of calculating the muon's magnetic moment, and the discrepancy between theoretical prediction and experiment narrows even further.
—ArsTechnica, 30 June 2025
The heart of the experiment is a giant 50-foot-diameter magnet, which acts as a racetrack for wobbling muons.
—Eleni Petrakou, Scientific American, 8 June 2025
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“Muon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muon. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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