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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      22 October 2009
      16 October 2003
      ISBN:
      9780511470776
      9780521593793
      9780521038201
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511470776
      Dimensions:
      (247 x 174 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.56kg, 226 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (247 x 174 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.37kg, 228 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Physics and Astronomy, Condensed Matter Physics, Nanoscience and Mesoscopic Physics, Chemistry, Chemistry: General Interest
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    Subjects:
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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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    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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