A failed hunt for an exotic strangeonium reveals two strange particle structures
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Physicists hunting for a particle called Y(2175) at Jefferson Lab instead discovered two unexpected structures, Y(2240) and X(1830), which don't fit standard models of matter. Y(2240) met the gold standard for particle physics discovery, suggesting exotic quark or gluon arrangements that could reshape understanding of the strong nuclear force.
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