List of Elementary Particles
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the most basic physical constituents of the universe. Basic Constituents of Matter
Molecules are built up from the atom, which is the basic unit of any chemical element. The atom in turn is made from the proton, neutron, and electron.
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Leptons | |||
Particle | Symbol | Mass (MeV/c2) | Electric Charge |
electron | e- | 0.511 | −1 |
muon | μ- | 105.7 | −1 |
tau | τ | 1784.1 | −1 |
electron neutrino | νe | <7.3×10−6 | 0 |
muon neutrino | νμ | <0.27 | 0 |
tau neutrino | ντ | <35 | 0 |
Quarks1 | |||
down | d | 5–15 | − 1-3 |
up | u | 2–8 | 2-3 |
strange | s | 100–300 | − 1-3 |
charm | c | 1300–1700 | 2-3 |
bottom | b | 4700–5300 | − 1-3 |
top | t | >91,000 | 2-3 |
Gauge Bosons | |||
photon | &ggr; | 0 | 0 |
gluon | g | 0 | 0 |
W-boson | W | 80,200 | 1 |
Z-boson | Z | 91,170 | 0 |
Some Sample Hadrons | |||
positive pion | π+ | 139.6 | 1 |
positive kaon | K+ | 493.7 | 1 |
proton | p | 938.3 | 1 |
neutron | n | 939.6 | 0 |
lambda | &Lgr; | 1115.6 | 0 |