Characterizing the Strength of the Weak Force from an Observation of Muon Decay

Jason Singh

University of Minnesota

Methods of Experimental Physics Spring 2012

Abstract

In this experiment, the Fermi Coupling Constant, GF, was deduced. The mean lifetime was found to be (2.187 +/- 0.021)µs. GF was found to be (1.16614 +/- 0.0061) x 10-5 GeV?-2.