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

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
Alex AkridgeIndiana AUChicago A3310
Matt SchiavoneNorthwestern APurdue A5110
Jack CaseyUIUC CMiami72-5
Sam KonkelUChicago CUIUC D7510
Ishaan SinghPurdue BUChicago D99-5
Samarth RamUChicago BWashU D101-5
Francis BernhardtMiamiUIUC C11410
Emmett ChoUChicago DPurdue B1140
Logan MathisSIUE AIndiana B11410
Michael HundingUIUC AUIUC B11410
Theodor MartinWashU DUChicago B1140