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Muon Experiment Was ‘Hugely Successful’ but Clarified Little • June 4, 2025, 2:15 AM ET (New York Times)
Muons’ magnetism matches theory, easing an enduring physics conundrum • June 3, 2025, 9:03 AM ET (Science News)

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Also Known As mu-meson

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Carl David Anderson
Carl David Anderson
American physicist
Powell, Cecil Frank
Cecil Frank Powell
British physicist
Césare Mansueto Giulio Lattes
Brazilian physicist