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Cosmic Ray Detector

Estimating Gamma

m_µ = 105.6 MeV/c²

E_µ = 2GeV = 2000 MeV = gm_µc²

Substituting the value of m_µ

 2000 MeV = g(105.6MeV/c²)c²

Rearranging for g:

g = 2000 MeV/105.6MeV ~ 20

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