Physicists Find Evidence of Ultrarare Particle Decay
After about 40 years of searching, physicists report evidence for an ultrarare particle decay. A decay is when a particle breaks apart into smaller particles. The team found signals at the smallest scale yet, which the report describes as a major step in a long search.
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Context: Particle physicists study the tiniest building blocks of matter, and rare decays can hint at physics beyond current theories. Searches like this often take decades because such events are extremely hard to spot.
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