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half-life equation?
what is the half-life equation for a muon (unstable particle that spontaniously decays)?
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According to this site (http://www.lbl.gov/abc/cosmic/SKliew...Rays/Muons.htm), muons have a half life of The equation therefore is Where 'n' is the number of '2.2' micro second which has passed from the start of the decomposition process. |
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