A.M.E.L.I.E. Apparatus for Muon Experimental Lifetime Investigation and Evaluation

TL;DR

The paper presents AMELIE, a safe, affordable, and educational apparatus designed for measuring muon lifetime, facilitating hands-on learning of particle physics, decay processes, and scientific methods in school settings.

Contribution

It introduces a novel, didactic device for muon lifetime measurement that is safe, cost-effective, and suitable for educational purposes.

Findings

Enables students to measure muon lifetime accurately.

Demonstrates muon decay and relativistic effects in classroom settings.

Provides a practical tool for teaching modern physics concepts.

Abstract

The muon is one of the first elementary particles discovered. It is also known as heavy electron, and it's the main component of cosmic rays flux at sea level. Its flow is continuous, 24h/7d, and it is free. It is natural and does not have any radio protection banning or limitation to its use in schools and can be managed safely by the students. AMELIE is a light, small and didactic apparatus to measure the lifetime of the muons. It is useful tool to introduce the modern physics, particle physics, particles instability and decay, special relativity etc. It can be used for small didactic but complete experiments for measurement of muon rate and lifetime, correction and equalization of data collected etc. A useful instrument to introduce and teach the scientific method to the students. Last but not least, do not contain any dangerous system like high voltage or explosive gas and the cost is relatively cheap.