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Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
October 2009
Print publication year:
2003
Online ISBN:
9780511470776
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511470776
Subjects:
Physics and Astronomy, Condensed Matter Physics, Nanoscience and Mesoscopic Physics, Chemistry, Chemistry: General Interest
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Book description

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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References
Further reading
Hughes, V. W. and Wu, C. S. (eds) (1977). Muon Physics, vols. 1–3. New York: Academic Press
Karlsson, E. B. (1995). Solid State Phenomena: As Seen by Muons, Protons and Excited Nuclei. Oxford: Oxford University Press
Lee, L. S., Kilcoyre, S. H., and Cywinski, R. (1999). Muon Science: Muons in Physics, Chemistry and Materials. Bristol: Scottish University Summer School in Physics and Institute of Physics Publishing
Schatz, G. and Weidinger, A. (1996). Nuclear Condensed Matter Physics: Nuclear Methods and Applications. Chichester: John Wiley
Schenck, A. (1985). Muon Spin Rotation Spectroscopy. Bristol: Adam Hilger
Walker, D. C. (1983). Muon and Muonium Chemistry. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

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