MINERvA: Measuring

MINERvA: Measuring the Muon Lifetime

Essential Questions

What is the distribution of the random decay times? Why is it an exponential distribution?
How are half-life, average lifetime and individual muon lifetimes related?

Activities and Resources

Small group and large group analysis of radioactive decays of muons using Arachne and Excel worksheets
- Measuring the muon lifetime (anchor into teacher guide)

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0619727 to the University of Rochester with a subaward to the University of Minnesota, Duluth.
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.