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What are Muons ?

Mouns are negatively charged subatomic particles that are the part of lepton family.Electrons are also the part of lepton family, though muons are much heavier than electrons. Like electrons, they are not thought to be made up of any smaller particles, making them a so-called elementary particle. Leptons were first noticed and discovered by Nobel Prize-winning physicist Carl Anderson and Seth Neddermeyer in 1936 while they were studying cosmic radiation. Around 10,000 muons reach every square metre of the Earth’s surface each minute. They are created when Cosmic radiation collide with molecules in the upper atmosphere. As muons don’t interact very strongly with matter, they are able to travel through solid objects – including our own bodies – and penetrate deep into the surface of the Earth.

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