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'One-positron cyclotron' could test a key prediction of the Standard Model

Source: Phys.org · Published 24 Oct 2026, 17:20

The positron is the antimatter counterpart of the electron, identical in mass but carrying an equal and opposite electric charge. Like the electron, it also behaves like a tiny bar magnet, and according to a key prediction of the Standard Model of particle physics, its magnetic moment should be exactly equal and opposite to the electron's.

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