Long-Awaited Muon Physics Experiment Nears Moment of Truth

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March 31, 2021

Physics Long-Awaited Muon Physics Experiment Nears Moment of Truth A result that has been 20 years in the making could reveal the existence of new particles, and upend fundamental physics By Davide Castelvecchi,Nature magazine

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FROM THE ARCHIVE Muons: The Little-Known Particles Helping to Probe the Impenetrable The ubiquitous particles are helping to map the innards of pyramids and volcanoes, and spot missing nuclear waste By Elizabeth Gibney,Nature magazine | May 2018

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