Because if I remember well my physics courses, muons travel almost at the speed of light, which is too fast to be seen by the naked eye... And furthermore, with respect to our frame reference, muons live only about 40 microseconds...
I would rather say that what we see are alpha and/or beta particules, no ?
@00Balth00 Yeah, they definitely are...there are no radioactive sources around to emit alpha and beta particles, so they must be. What you're seeing isn't the muon itself, but the trail of cloud droplets left in its wake, which move at rather less than the speed of light!
excellent work, both of you, really clearly explained, perfect for kids.
juankenon 1 week ago
i enjoyed this vid
sprattysy 1 month ago
love the video man
osclarkos 1 month ago
Are you sure that those things are muons ?
Because if I remember well my physics courses, muons travel almost at the speed of light, which is too fast to be seen by the naked eye... And furthermore, with respect to our frame reference, muons live only about 40 microseconds...
I would rather say that what we see are alpha and/or beta particules, no ?
00Balth00 1 month ago
@00Balth00 Yeah, they definitely are...there are no radioactive sources around to emit alpha and beta particles, so they must be. What you're seeing isn't the muon itself, but the trail of cloud droplets left in its wake, which move at rather less than the speed of light!
andrewstattosteele 1 month ago
@andrewstattosteele It makes sense. ^^ Thank you for your quick answer.
00Balth00 1 month ago
Fantastic. thank you
DoveDancing 3 months ago
Dear Suzie and Andrew.
This is super. My kids are going build it.
Thanks
Peter
rontepros 7 months ago
Nice one! Will try doing this the next time I have a presentation coming up :)
drheaddamage 7 months ago