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muon

DEFINITIONS OF: muon

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n an elementary particle with a negative charge and a half-life of 2 microsecond; decays to electron and neutrino and antineutrino

Synonyms:
mu-meson, negative muon
Type of:
lepton
an elementary particle that participates in weak interactions; has a baryon number of 0
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