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Muon Decay Experiment
written by Tim Struble and Levi Neukirch
An experiment to measure the mean lifetime of the muon.  It was developed as an outreach activity of the Cosmic Ray Observation Project (CROP) at The University of Nebraska.  CROP is a statewide outreach project which involves Nebraska high school students, teachers, and college undergraduates.
2011 AAPT Summer Meeting - Workshop 35: Advanced Labs
Part of the American Association of Physics Teachers Conference Proceedings series
Omaha, Nebraska: July 30th - August 3rd, 2011
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Keywords:
Muon, Muon Detection, Muon Lifetime
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T. Struble and L. Neukirch, , presented at the 2011 AAPT Summer Meeting - Workshop 35: Advanced Labs, Omaha, Nebraska, 2011, WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11704&DocID=2582).
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T. Struble and L. Neukirch, Muon Decay Experiment, presented at the 2011 AAPT Summer Meeting - Workshop 35: Advanced Labs, Omaha, Nebraska, 2011, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11704&DocID=2582>.
APA Format
Struble, T., & Neukirch, L. (2011, July 30th - August 3rd). Muon Decay Experiment. Paper presented at 2011 AAPT Summer Meeting - Workshop 35: Advanced Labs, Omaha, Nebraska. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11704&DocID=2582
Chicago Format
Struble, Tim, and Levi Neukirch. "Muon Decay Experiment." Paper presented at the 2011 AAPT Summer Meeting - Workshop 35: Advanced Labs, Omaha, Nebraska, July 30th - August 3rd, 2011. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11704&DocID=2582 (accessed 29 March 2024).
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Struble, Tim, and Levi Neukirch. "Muon Decay Experiment." 2011 AAPT Summer Meeting - Workshop 35: Advanced Labs. Omaha, Nebraska: 2011. of American Association of Physics Teachers Conference Proceedings. 29 Mar. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11704&DocID=2582>.
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@inproceedings{ Author = "Tim Struble and Levi Neukirch", Title = {Muon Decay Experiment}, BookTitle = {2011 AAPT Summer Meeting - Workshop 35: Advanced Labs}, Address = {Omaha, Nebraska}, Series = {American Association of Physics Teachers Conference Proceedings}, Month = {July 30th - August 3rd}, Year = {2011} }
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%0 Conference Proceedings %A Struble, Tim %A Neukirch, Levi %D July 30th - August 3rd 2011 %T Muon Decay Experiment %B 2011 AAPT Summer Meeting - Workshop 35: Advanced Labs %C Omaha, Nebraska %S American Association of Physics Teachers Conference Proceedings %8 July 30th - August 3rd %U https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11704&DocID=2582


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