Question

In their namesake “puzzle,” these particles have a higher-than-expected detection rate (-5[1])in the (-5[1])LHC Forward experiment. The Higgs boson was discovered by both the ATLAS collaboration and the Compact (10[1])Solenoid detector named for these (10[1])particles. (10[1]-5[1])An inconsistency in the (10[1])Standard Model is the 3.5-standard-deviation discrepancy between this particle’s measured and predicted (10[1]-5[1])g-factor. (10[1])By increasing the reduced mass of hydrogen, (-5[1])these particles are hypothesized to catalyze a type of cold fusion. (10[3]-5[2])The Rossi–Hall (10[1])experiment (10[1]-5[1])showed time dilation (10[2])by observing discrepancies in the 2.2-microsecond (-5[1])decay time (-5[1])of these particles (10[1])after they were produced in the atmosphere (10[1])by cosmic rays. (10[1])For 10 points, (-5[2])name this (10[1]-5[2])unstable lepton with a mass between that of the tauon and electron. (10[3])■END■ (10[7]0[11])

ANSWER: muons [or mu mesons; accept muon puzzle or muon-catalyzed fusion or Compact Muon Solenoid; reject “mesons”]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Yash MandaviaUIUC BUIUC A10-5
Geoffrey WuColumbia AHaverford A12-5
Maximilian NieburJohns Hopkins BRutgers C2810
Alex AkridgeIndiana AUChicago A3310
Calvin Bostleman (UG)Ohio State A (UG)Ohio State B (DII)3410
Kevin YeSFUAlberta34-5
Hrishit ChaudhuriNYU BCentral Oklahoma3810
Danny HanPenn ABard A5010
Teigue KellyPenn State APrinceton A50-5
Matt SchiavoneNorthwestern APurdue A5110
Shiva TegullaUCF AUF D58-5
Aswath Karai (DII)Michigan State AMichigan B69-5
Sam Wang (UG)Pitt B (UG)CWRU B (UG)69-5
Athena Shadden (UG)Texas AIowa6910
Matthew Wang (UG)UBC AUBC B6910
Leo LawUF AFlorida State University A6910
Yahwanth Bajji (DII)Michigan APitt A7110
Jack CaseyUIUC CMiami72-5
Alejandro Prieto Mendoza (D2)Texas DColorado College7210
Will McCurleyAuburn AGeorgia Tech B7510
Sam KonkelUChicago CUIUC D7510
Olin BoseColumbia BLehigh A81-5
Cyrus ZhouWUSTL AMcGill E83-5
Jacob Evans (DII)Michigan State C (UG)CWRU D (DII)8610
Gia Harvey-Slager (UG)Texas CVassar B9310
Sophie Higgs (DII)UW AUW B9610
Ishaan SinghPurdue BUChicago D99-5
Brynn JonesOregon StateMississippi State99-5
Samarth RamUChicago BWashU D101-5
Reid Pfaltzgraff-Carlson (UG)Kenyon A (UG)Kenyon B (DII)10110
Aryan PathakUF EFlorida Tech B101-5
Austin GuoPrinceton APenn State A11310
Braden Booth (D2)MissouriNYU A11310
Jason NicholsFlorida Tech AUF F11310
Ethan FurmanHaverford AColumbia A11410
Will HollisterLehigh AColumbia B1140
Emmett ChoUChicago DPurdue B1140
Logan MathisSIUE AIndiana B11410
Michael HundingUIUC AUIUC B11410
Francis BernhardtMiamiUIUC C11410
Theodor MartinWashU DUChicago B1140
Biyang Zhang (UG)Michigan BMichigan State A1140
Ruchir Kodihalli (UG)CWRU B (UG)Pitt B (UG)1140
Sarah Dong (DII)Michigan C (UG)Ohio State C (DII)11410
Anthony Gagliano (UG)McGill EWUSTL A1140
Abhinav Rachakonda (UG)Texas BVassar A1140
Sam Macchi (D2)Vassar ATexas B1140
Jackson Hopper (UG)Mississippi StateOregon State11410
Roman BassettUF DUCF A1140
Niru ShakyaFlorida Tech BUF E11410
Jeevan IyaduraiUF CUCF B1140
Alexander NicholsUCF BUF C1140