Getting to the Bottom of When the Smallest Meson Melts (IMAGE)

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Getting to the Bottom of When the Smallest Meson Melts

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A heavy bottom (b) quark and anti-bottom quark bound together form a meson called bottomonium at low temperature. Bottomoniums may melt at higher temperatures.

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Image courtesy of Brookhaven National Laboratory

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