Leptons Traditional Cache
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This cache is one of six in the Particle Series. Each cache is a stand-alone cache. These caches are inspired by on-going research at CERN labs in Switzerland.
Please do not disturb the little door. The cache is not there.
CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, is one of the world’s largest and most respected centres for scientific research. Its business is fundamental physics, finding out what the
Universe is made of and how it works. At CERN, the world’s largest and most complex scientific instruments are used to study the basic constituents of matter — the fundamental particles.
By studying what happens when these particles collide, physicists learn about the laws of Nature.
Beta decay involving leptons
A lepton is an elementary particle and a fundamental constituent of matter. The best known of all leptons is the electron which governs nearly all of chemistry as it is found in atoms. Two main classes of leptons exist: charged leptons (also known as the electron-like leptons), and neutral leptons (better known as neutrinos). Charged leptons can combine with other particles to form various composite particles such as atoms and positronium, while neutrinos rarely interact with anything, and are consequently rarely observed.
There are three generations of leptons. The first generation is the electronic leptons, the second is the muonic leptons, and the third is the tauonic leptons. Electrons are the most common charged lepton in the universe, whereas muons and taus can only be produced in high energy collisions (such as those involving cosmic rays and those carried out in particle accelerators).
Additional Hints
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Cyrnfr qb abg qvfgheo gur yvggyr qbbe. Gur pnpur vf abg gurer.
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