Cosmic Ray Muons and the Muon Lifetime

From the Lab Manual:

(See also the first 3 online reference links)

• Cosmic rays and muon lifetime
• Addendum: Muon Lifetime Measurement
  

Background physics lectures:

• Time dilation in special relativity

Online Reference Material:

• Description of cosmic rays (from the Particle Data Group)
  
• Passage of particles through matter (from the Particle Data Group)
  
• QuarkNet board reference manual (schematics)
  
• Brief description of cosmic rays (from the ABC's of Nuclear Science)
  
• Cosmic Rays at the Energy Frontier   (from Scientific American)
  
• Plastic organic scintillator spec sheets (from Bicron)
  
• Stanford LInear Accelerator Virtual Visitor Center