2.2 Particle sorting

Question 1

What are hadrons?

Answer 1

» Particles and antiparticles that can interact through strong interaction

Question 2

What are some examples of hadrons?

Answer 2

» Protons and neutrons
» Pie mesons
» K mesons

Question 3

What is an important fact about the interaction of hadrons?

Answer 3

» Can interact through all four fundamental interactions
» They interaction through strong interaction and through electromagnetic interaction if charged

Question 4

What do hadrons tend to decay through?

Answer 4

» Weak interaction apart from the proton

Question 5

What are leptons?

Answer 5

» Are particles and antiparticles that do not interact through the strong interaction

Question 6

What are some examples of leptons?

Answer 6

» Electrons
» Muons
» Neutrinos

Question 7

What is an important fact about the interaction of leptons?

Answer 7

» Leptons interact through weak interaction, gravitation interaction and electromagnetic interaction if charged

Question 8

What are the 2 families in hadrons?

Answer 8

» Baryons
» Mesons

Question 9

What are Baryons?

Answer 9

» Are protons and all other hadrons that decay into protons either directly or indirectly

Question 10

What are Mesons?

Answer 10

» Are hadrons that do not include protons in their decay productions such as Kaons and Pions