noun
- plural of muonium: exotic atoms consisting of an antimuon and an electron bound together
Usage: physics; particle physics
Examples
- Scientists studied the formation of muoniums in the particle accelerator.
- The decay rates of muoniums provide insights into fundamental physics.
- Researchers observed muoniums lasting only microseconds before decaying.
- The properties of muoniums differ significantly from ordinary hydrogen atoms.
- Muoniums are created when antimuons capture electrons in certain materials.