Date Awarded
1982
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Department
Physics
Abstract
In an experiment performed at TRIUMF Laboratory, the time distribution of muon decay positrons arising from pions stopped in a water Cherenkov counter was measured with a high precision timing system. The pions served as a source of positive muons.;The data were used to determine a new value for the positive muon lifetime. This lifetime 2.19695 (+OR-) .00006 (sec) is slightly lower than previous measurements but still in fair agreement. The data were tested for the various systematic effects that typically occur in these measurements.
DOI
https://dx.doi.org/doi:10.21220/s2-cdzz-b964
Rights
© The Author
Recommended Citation
Giovanetti, Kevin Louis, "A precision measurement of the lifetime of the positive muon" (1982). Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects. William & Mary. Paper 1539623732.
https://dx.doi.org/doi:10.21220/s2-cdzz-b964
