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It is shown that during the stopping and decaying of positively charged muon (μ+) in a nuclear emulsion, there arises with a probability of about 10−2 electron with energies between 10 and 180 keV. The energy spectrum and angular distribution of these electrons are measured. A hypothesis on the possible mechanism behind the appearance of electrons corresponding to μ+ decay is put forth.
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Original Russian Text © V.M. Byakov, V.A. Ditlov, V.V. Dubinina, N.P. Egorenkova, E.A. Pozharova, V.A. Smirnitsky, 2018, published in Yadernaya Fizika, 2018, Vol. 81, No. 3, pp. 298–303.
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Byakov, V.M., Ditlov, V.A., Dubinina, V.V. et al. Observation of Electrons with Energies up to 180 keV Accompanying μ+ Decay. Phys. Atom. Nuclei 81, 314–319 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063778818030079
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