(April 9, 2021;nsf.gov)
The strong evidence that muons deviate from the Standard Model calculation might hint at exciting new physics. One potential explanation is the existence of undiscovered particles or forces. Muons act as a window into the subatomic world and could be interacting with these particles or forces.
The result, made with unprecedented precision, confirms a discrepancy that has been gnawing at researchers for decades.
"The result of our first year of data is the most highly anticipated particle physics result in nearly a decade, and an exceptional accomplishment for the incredibly talented collaboration of experimenters," said Tim Chupp, a physicist at the University of Michigan and leader of the U-M group working on the experiment. The research is funded in part by the U.S. National Science Foundation.
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