Code Number: 7F10.60

Demo Title: Time Dilation - An Experiment with Mu-Mesons

Condition: Excellent

Principle: Relativity and the Speed of Light

Area of Study: Modern Physics

References:

  • Steven L. Morris, "Beta and Gamma Values in Relativity That Are Easy to Use", TPT, Vol. 62, #3, March 2024, p. 214.
  • Jesse Goldman, Andrew McNichols, and Robert Pipes, "Cosmic Ray Muons on the Slopes of Mauna Kea", TPT, Vol. 58, #1, Jan. 2020, p. 38.
  • Nalini Easwar and Douglas A. MacIntire, "Study of the Effect of Relativistic Time Dilation on Cosmic Ray Muon Flux - An Undergraduate Modern Physics Experiment", AJP, Vol. 59, #7, July 1991, p. 589.
  • David H. Frisch and James H. Smith, "Measurement of the Relativistic Time Dilation Using µ-Mesons", AJP, Vol. 31, #5, May 1963, p. 342.
  • "Historic Sites: Muon Time Dilation Experiment", APS News, Vol. 23, #11, Dec. 2014, p. 1.