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J/psi particles

J/psi particles is the plural of J/psi particle.

Meaning of J/psi particle

Noun

J/ψ particle (plural J/psi particles)

  1. (particle) A subatomic particle with an unusually long lifetime (7.2 × 10⁻²¹ s) and a large mass (approx. 3.097 GeV/c²); a bound state of a charm quark and an anti-charm quark (the most common form of charmonium).
    • We report the observation of a heavy particle J, with mass m = 3.1 GeV and width approximately zero.1974, J. J. Aubert et al., “Experimental Observation of a Heavy Particle J”, in Physical Review Letters, volume 33, number 23, →DOI, pages 1404–1406
    Synonyms:
    J/psi meson, psion

Questions about J/psi particles

What is J/psi particles the plural of?
J/psi particles is the plural of J/psi particle.

Words near J/psi particles in the dictionary

  1. J/Oing
  2. J/Os
  3. J/psi meson
  4. J/psi mesons
  5. J/psi particle
  6. J/psi particles
  7. j/s
  8. J/ψ meson
  9. J/ψ particle
  10. j00
  11. J1

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