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muon neutrino  

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  • The muon neutrino is an elementary particle which has the symbol (ν_μ) and zero electric charge. Together with the muon it forms the second generation of leptons, hence the name muon neutrino. It was discovered in 1962 by Leon Lederman, Melvin Schwartz and Jack Steinberger. The discovery was rewarded with the 1988 Nobel Prize in Physics. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muon_neutrino)

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