The delay or 12, 26, and 52 ns means that the kaons appear before any other particles are produced.
On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 10:33 AM, Jones Beene <[email protected]> wrote: > Wait a minute – the end result of muon decay is an electron (or positron > in the case of the antimuon). This is technically not “beta decay” at > least not as taught by pedantics. Beta decay is defined as a type of > radioactive decay in which a proton is transformed into a neutron, or vice > versa, which doesn’t happen in muon decay. > > Anyway, muon decay produces three particles, which includes an electron > or positron (same charge as the muon) and two neutrinos. The neutrinos > essentially are lost to the reaction. Since Holmlid says copious muons > are created from proton or neutron disintegration, which muons decay in > microseconds, then copious positrons and electrons are formed … but not > “from nothing”… the electrons come from muon decay. > > According to Bob Higgins, the positrons do no annihilate, but if you are > looking for the source of electrons, it is from muon decay following > nucleon disintegration. > > *From:* Eric Walker > > Axil Axil wrote: > > In point of fact, Holmlid is producing electrons from nothing in his > experiment. Don't get excited, we are just talking here. > > If one applies straightforward logic, there are only three possibilities: > > · Baryogenesis and tachyons are creating the electrons. > > · Gorrillas are creating the electrons. > > · Beta decay is creating the electrons. > > Eric > >
