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antimuon

antimuon

9.9
A particle opposite of a muon that decays into a positive electron and light neutral particles
  • noun
  • /ˈæntiˌmjuːɒn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : antimuón
  • The antimuon is commonly produced in high-energy particle collisions.

Examples

  • Researchers used the decay of the antimuon to study fundamental interactions in physics.

  • The antimuon decays into a positron and a neutrino.

  • When a antimuon encounters a muon, they can annihilate each other and release energy.

  • An antimuon is created during certain particle collisions.

  • In particle physics, an antimuon is created when a muon decays, resulting in a positron and neutrinos.

  • An antimuon is often studied in experiments to better understand the properties of antimatter.

  • Scientists have observed an antimuon being emitted during the decay process of certain particles.

Synonyms

positive muon
vsantimuon
  • Specialized
9.9

A small particle with positive electric charge that turns into other tiny particles

is the same antiparticle but given without mentioning its positive charge

Surface Forms

antimuon singular
antimuons plural

Morphology

antimuon = muon (transparent) = anti + muon

The meaning is directly compositional: an antimuon is the antiparticle corresponding to a muon.

Etymology

Antimuon is made of the part anti- meaning 'opposite', as in antibiotic, and muon, the name for a particle like an electron. So an antimuon is the 'opposite' particle of a muon, the particle that can turn into other smaller particles.