- neutron. All
mesons are unstable, with the longest-lived
lasting for only a few
tenths of a nanosecond.
Heavier mesons decay to
lighter mesons and ultimately...
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consists of a
quark and an
antiquark and is
therefore a
meson.
Pions are the
lightest mesons and, more generally, the
lightest hadrons. They are unstable...
-
pions and
omega mesons, the rho
meson carries the
nuclear force within the
atomic nucleus.
After the
pions and kaons, the rho
mesons are the lightest...
-
types of
exotic meson may
exist which do not fall
within the
quark model of classification.
These include glueballs and
hybrid mesons (
mesons bound by excited...
- and ϒ
mesons. Namely, on
average they last ~ 7 × 10−21 s and ~ 1.5 × 10−20 s respectively. This is
compared to the
normal mean
lifetime of a
meson decaying...
-
vector mesons. See list of
particles for a more
detailed list of
particles found in
particle physics. This
article contains a list of
mesons, unstable...
- D
mesons are the
lightest particle containing charm quarks. They are
often studied to gain
knowledge on the weak interaction. The
strange D
mesons (Ds)...
-
particle physics, a kaon (/ˈkeɪ.ɒn/), also
called a K
meson and
denoted K , is any of a
group of four
mesons distinguished by a
quantum number called strangeness...
- (J/psi)
meson /ˈdʒeɪ ˈsaɪ ˈmiːzɒn/ is a
subatomic particle, a flavor-neutral
meson consisting of a
charm quark and a
charm antiquark.
Mesons formed by...
-
which suggests the
mesons should be
grouped into
nonets (groups of nine). The
eightfold way
organizes eight of the
lowest spin-0
mesons into an octet. They...
