The most massive subatomic cousins of protons and neutrons ever detected have made fleeting appearances in a U.S. particle accelerator.
BOTTOM FEEDER. This detector, shown disassembled, discovered the heaviest cousins of protons and neutrons found to date. Fermilab
The weightiest parts of the particles—known as sigma-b baryons—are called bottom quarks, one of the six types of quarks that are fundamental constituents of matter.
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