An experiment has been developed for the measurement of the half-life of cosmic ray muons by using a single scintillator detector. The associated electronics are much simplified over conventional cosmic ray muon lifetime measuring systems. It is this simplification that makes the experiment well suited for the instructional laboratory.
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