Singh, P and Hedgeland, H
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| DOI (Digital Object Identifier) Link: | https://doi.org/10.1088/0031-9120/50/3/317 |
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Abstract
We use apparatus based on two Geiger–Müller tubes, a simple electronic circuit and a Raspberry Pi computer to illustrate relativistic time dilation affecting cosmic-ray muons travelling through the atmosphere to the Earth's surface. The experiment we describe lends itself to both classroom demonstration to accompany the topic of special relativity and to extended investigations for more inquisitive students.
| Item Type: | Journal Item |
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| Copyright Holders: | 2015 IOP Publishing Ltd |
| ISSN: | 0031-9120 |
| Academic Unit/School: | Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) |
| Research Group: | Physics |
| Item ID: | 46442 |
| Depositing User: | Holly Hedgeland |
| Date Deposited: | 26 May 2016 10:08 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Sep 2019 03:16 |
| URI: | http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/46442 |
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