muon

An unstable subatomic particle of the same class as an electron (a lepton), but with a mass around 200 times greater. Muons make up much of the cosmic radiation reaching the Earth’s surface.

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The Mu2e experiment: a rare opportunity

A new experiment at Fermilab will look for the neutrinoless transformation of a muon into an electron

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Physics
15 June, 2015

CMS and LHCb experiments reveal new rare particle decay

The CMS and LHCb experiments at the LHC have observed a very rare decay. An important milestone in the search for hints of new physics

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Experiments
12 May, 2015

A complete demonstrator of a muon-cooled Higgs factory

At 4pm on 14 April in the CERN auditorium, Carlo Rubbia will review the case for a muon-cooled Higgs factory. Watch the webcast

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Physics
13 April, 2015

Watch engineers install a muon detector on CMS

Engineers have repaired and reinstalled a part of the CMS detector crucial for identifying muons. Watch them at work

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Experiments
18 September, 2013
Experiments
News
18 September, 2013