Introductory Muon Science - Brossura

Nagamine, Kanetada

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0521038200 ISBN 13: 9780521038201

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2007

Riassunto

Muons are unstable elementary particles that are found in space, which can also be produced in particle accelerators to an intensity a billion times greater than that occurring naturally. This book describes the various applications of muons across the spectrum of the sciences and engineering. Scientific research using muons relies both on their basic properties as well as the microscopic interaction between them and surrounding particles such as nuclei, electrons, atoms and molecules. Examples of research that can be carried out using muons include muon catalysis for nuclear fusion, the application of muon spin probes to study microscopic magnetic properties of advanced materials, electron labelling to help in the understanding of electron transfer in proteins, and non-destructive element analysis of the human body. Cosmic ray muons can also be used to study the inner structure of volcanoes.

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Descrizione del libro:

Muons are unstable elementary particles that are found in space, which can also be produced in particle accelerators to an intensity a billion times greater than that occurring naturally. This book describes the various applications of muons across the spectrum of the sciences and engineering.

L'autore:

Head of the Meson Science Laboratory, KEK, and Chief Scientist of the Muon Science Laboratory, RIKEN.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0521038200
• ISBN 13: 9780521038201
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 228