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muonic

  • a word derived from muon.
    muon
    noun
    a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. μ

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In spite of unknown rewards and certain risks, many particle physicists are flocking to the muonic fold.

From Scientific American ● Aug. 28, 2023

Pohl’s experiments used muonic hydrogen, where the electron orbiting the nucleus is actually a muon, the heavier sibling of an electron.

From Scientific American ● Apr. 19, 2013

Probing the muonic hydrogen with a laser yielded a high-precision measurement of the proton's size.

From Scientific American ● Jan. 25, 2013

The latest experiment also used muonic hydrogen, but probed a different set of energy levels in the atom.

From Scientific American ● Jan. 25, 2013

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