eptaplet

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eptaplet (plural eptaplets)

  1. (physics) A multiplet of seven related things
    • 2015, Eugenio Del Nobile, Marco Nardecchia, Paolo Panci, “Millicharge or Decay: A Critical Take on Minimal Dark Matter”, in arXiv[1]:
      Of the two only viable candidates singled out in the original analysis, the scalar eptaplet has been found to decay too quickly to be around today, while the fermionic quintuplet will soon be probed by indirect Dark Matter (DM) searches.