muon

(Inglese)

An unstable elementary particle in the lepton family, having similar properties to the electron but with a mass 207 times greater.

Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈmjuːɒn/
Etimologia (Inglese)

Contraction of the earlier term mu-meson; the particle has now been recategorised as a lepton. Coined by Italian physicist Enrico Fermi in 1951 in his book Elementary Particles.

negative muon

muon

mion

myon

muón negativo

μιόνιο

mu-mesón

مون - عنصر في الجدول الدوري

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