Would muons be produced from positron-infrared interactions?

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If a Chlorine Positron - Lithium Positron - and Argon Positron - all left the same unit of infrared energy at once - would the equivalent of a Muon(s) be taken by the interaction?
 

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kodybatill said:
If a Chlorine Positron - Lithium Positron - and Argon Positron - all left the same unit of infrared energy at once
What do you mean by that? There is no such thing as a "Chlorine Positron" (and similar for the others), "infrared energy" is not a thing on its own, and what leaves what is unclear.
kodybatill said:
would the equivalent of a Muon(s) be taken by the interaction?
There is no "equivalent of a muon".
 
mfb said:
What do you mean by that? There is no such thing as a "Chlorine Positron" (and similar for the others), "infrared energy" is not a thing on its own, and what leaves what is unclear.There is no "equivalent of a muon".

Well for instance - different isotopes can experience positron emission - for example as described here: "Isotopes on the lower side of the band tend to undergo positron emission." - http://web.fscj.edu/Milczanowski/psc/lect/CH7/isotopes.htm

It is in reference to Chlorine Isotopes I believe.

So do different positrons display different abilities or information depending on the atom they are emitted from?
 
kodybatill said:
Well for instance - different isotopes can experience positron emission - for example as described here: "Isotopes on the lower side of the band tend to undergo positron emission." - http://web.fscj.edu/Milczanowski/psc/lect/CH7/isotopes.htm
Yes, that is a possible mode of radioactive decay for some isotopes.
kodybatill said:
So do different positrons display different abilities or information depending on the atom they are emitted from?
No, all positrons are exactly the same type of particle.
They will have a different energy distribution depending on the energy released in the decay (which depends on the isotope).

All this has nothing to do with muons.