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What would happen if an electron collided with an antimuon? I'm assuming an antimuon is positively charged.
Bill_K said:They could annihilate into an electron neutrino and a muon antineutrino.
Hepth said:Tree level is a t-channel decay, the electron and muon exchange a W boson, and the outgoing particles are the neutrinos as Bill_K says.
Either that or they scatter via photon exchange.
Drakkith said:Is that "annihilation"?
Drakkith said:What do you mean by saying you wouldn't see anything as a result?
kurros said:Well you aren't going to detect the neutrinos, so in your experiment it will just look like electrons and muons are vanishing. Some of the time, anyway.
An electron is a subatomic particle with a negative charge that orbits around the nucleus of an atom. It is one of the fundamental particles that make up all matter.
An antimuon is the antiparticle of a muon, which is a subatomic particle with a negative charge. It has the same mass as a muon, but opposite charge.
When an electron collides with an antimuon, they annihilate each other and release energy in the form of gamma rays. This process is known as electron-positron annihilation.
Scientists study this process to understand the fundamental properties of particles and their interactions. It also helps in developing theories and models of particle physics.
Studying the collision of electron and antimuons can have potential applications in medical imaging, such as PET scans, as well as in the development of new technologies in particle accelerators and high-energy physics research.