Standard Model Flashcards
1
Q
Fermions
A
Matter Particles
2
Q
Types of fermions
A
Quarks & Leptons
3
Q
Fundamental particles
A
Quarks & Leptons
4
Q
Leptons in order of increasing mass
A
electron (neutrino), muon (neutrino) & tau (neutrino)
Use alphabet (e comes first, m 2nd, t 3rd)
5
Q
Quarks
A
Up-Down
Charm-Strange
Top-Bottom
6
Q
What are antiquarks
A
equal masses
opposite charges
if they meet they annihilate each other
7
Q
Multiple Quarks form?
A
Hadrons
8
Q
Types of Hadron
A
3=Baryons & 2=Mesons
9
Q
high energy collisions between electrons and nucleons are evidence for the existence of…
A
Quarks
10
Q
force mediating particles
A
bosons
11
Q
Types of Boson
A
gluon
photon
W and Z boson
12
Q
Acts on;
Only Quarks
Charged Particles
Quarks and Leptons
A
Q- Strong Nuclear Force - gluon
CP- Electromagnetic - Photon
Q&L- Weak nuclear Force- W and Z boson
