Noun
an elementary particle with a negative charge and a half-life of 2 microsecond; decays to electron and neutrino and antineutrino
Source: WordNetBecause lepton numbers must be conserved, one of the product neutrinos of muon decay must be a muon-type neutrino and the other an electron-type antineutrino (antimuon decay produces the corresponding antiparticles, as detailed below). Source: Internet
Because charge must be conserved, one of the products of muon decay is always an electron of the same charge as the muon (a positron if it is a positive muon). Source: Internet
As is the case with other leptons, the muon is not believed to have any sub-structure—that is, it is not thought to be composed of any simpler particles. Source: Internet
Efforts to construct an accelerator facility where neutrinos are produced through muon decays are ongoing. Source: Internet
Flavor oscillations main Neutrinos are most often created or detected with a well defined flavor (electron, muon, tau). Source: Internet
However, by virtue of carrying an electric charge, the electron, muon, and tau all interact electromagnetically. Source: Internet