Intense muon beams are generated at large facilities. A proof-of-principle experiment demonstrates muon generation in the laboratory. Despite lower intensity, the reduced costs of this approach promise to make muon beams available to more scientists.
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Prokscha, T. Less is more. Nat. Phys. 21, 1032–1033 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-025-02908-7
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