Noun: muon 'myoo,ón
- An elementary particle with a negative charge and a half-life of 2 microseconds; decays to electron and neutrino and antineutrino
"Cosmic ray muons constantly pass through our bodies"; "The particle physics experiment detected several negative muons";
- negative muon, mu-meson
Derived forms: muons
Type of: lepton[2]
Encyclopedia: Muon