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Elementary Particles Flashcards

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1
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γ

A 
Photon (gamma)
Electromagnetic force carrier
Boson
Spin 1, Charge 0
Mass = 0
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g

A 
Gluon
Strong force carrier
Boson
Spin 1, Charge 0
Mass = 0
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W

A 
W
Boson
Weak charged force carrier
Spin 1, Charge +/- 1,
Mass = 80.4 GeV/c^2
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Z

A 
Z
Boson
Weak neutral force carrier
Spin 1, Charge 0,
Mass = 91.2 GeV/c^2
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e

A

Electron
Lepton
Spin 1/2, Charge -1,
Mass = 0.511 MeV/c^2

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μ

A

Muon
Lepton
Spin 1/2, Charge -1,
Mass = 105.7 MeV/c^2

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τ

A

Tau
Lepton
Spin 1/2, Charge -1,
Mass = 1.777 GeV/c^2

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8
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ν_e

A

Electron Neutrino
Lepton
Spin 1/2, Charge 0
Mass ~ 0

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Q

v_μ

A

Muon Neutrino
Lepton
Spin 1/2, Charge 0
Mass ~ 0

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v_τ

A

Tau Neutrino
Lepton
Spin 1/2, Charge 0
Mass ~ 0

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u

A

Up
Quark
Spin 1/2, Charge 2/3
Mass = 2.3 MeV/c^2

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d

A

Down
Quark
Spin 1/2, Charge -1/3
Mass = 4.8 MeV/c^2

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c

A

Charm
Quark
Spin 1/2, Charge 2/3
Mass = 1.275 GeV/c^2

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t

A

Top
Quark
Spin 1/2, Charge 2/3
Mass = 173.07 GeV/c^2

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b

A

Bottom
Quark
Spin 1/2, Charge -1/3
Mass = 4.18 GeV/c^2

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s

A

Strange
Quark
Spin 1/2, Charge -1/3
Mass = 95 MeV/c^2

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H

A

Higgs
Boson
Spin 0, Charge 0
Mass = 126 GeV/c^2

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Λ

A 
Lambda
Baryon (udq)
ex. Λ0 (uds)
Λ0: Spin -1, Charge 0
Λ0: Mass = 1115 MeV/c^2
Decays: p+pi (63.0%)
19
Q

Δ

A 
Delta
Baryon (3 quarks of u or d)
Δ++ = uuu , Δ+ = u u d, Δ0 = u d d, Δ− = d d d
Spin 0, Charge -1,0,1,2
Mass = 1232 MeV/c^2
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Σ

A 
Sigma
Baryon (2 from 1st, 1 from higher)
Σ+ = u u s, Σ0 = u d s, Σ− = d d s
Spin -1, Charge -1,0,1,2
Mass ~ 1190 MeV/c^2
21
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Ξ

A 
Xi
Baryon (1 from 1st, two from higher)
Ξ0 = u s s, Ξ− = d s s
Spin -2, Charge -1, 0,1,2
Mass~1400 MeV/^2
22
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Ω

A 
Omega
Baryon (no 1st gen)
Ω− = s s s
Spin -3, Charge -1,0,1,2
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