Muon capture

Muon capture is the capture of a negative muon by a proton, usually resulting in production of a neutron and a neutrino, and sometimes a gamma photon. Except for the flavor of neutrino, it has exactly the same result as electron capture, except that the great mass-energy of the muon makes it allowed for all nuclei and there is so much excess energy that a nucleus can disintegrate; for heavy nuclei this leads to emission of nuclear particles; most often neutrons, but charged particles can be emitted as well.

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Muon capture

Muon capture is the capture of a negative muon by a proton, usually resulting in production of a neutron and a neutrino, and sometimes a gamma photon. Except for the flavor of neutrino, it has exactly the same result as electron capture, except that the great mass-energy of the muon makes it allowed for all nuclei and there is so much excess energy that a nucleus can disintegrate; for heavy nuclei this leads to emission of nuclear particles; most often neutrons, but charged particles can be emitted as well.

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