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A discrepancy between the measured anomalous magnetic moment of the muon $(g - 2)_{\mu}$ and computed Standard Model value now stands at a combined $4.2\sigma$ following experiments at Brookhaven National Lab (BNL) and the Fermi National…
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We discuss the current status of the anomaly in beryllium-8 nuclear transitions recently reported in the angular distribution of internal conversion electron-positron pairs. We present a phenomenological analysis of the signal and review…
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