The Speed of Muons from Different Angles: Looking at a Different Angle

The Speed of Muons from Different Angles: Looking at a Different Angle

Subrai Burkhalter (Detroit School of the Arts), Rachel Kirichu (International Academy East)

Mike Niedballa (WSU)  

Rob Harr (WSU)

   The purpose of our research is to discover if muons being detected at different angles move at different speeds. This research is an addition to a previous Quarknet study of the same title to better confirm, or disprove, the former data. To do this we aligned four muon detectors (the farthest apart being 2.145 meters) and ran time of flight studies with a coincidence of four to determine the average speed of muons at different angles 15 degrees apart (starting from 15 degrees to the surface to 75 degrees to the surface).

We infer from our research that as the detectors angle was closer to the surface, the faster on average the muons were traveling. This is the exact opposite conclusion from the Quarknet study before us, therefore more studies are needed to confirm which conclusion is accurate.