sigma-c baryon

Related to sigma-c baryon: lambda baryon, xi baryon

sig·ma-c baryon

S5430250 (sĭg′mə-sē′)n. Any of a group of three unstable baryons containing a charm quark and having a positive, neutral, or negative electric charge and a mass of 4,474 times that of an electron and a mean lifetime of about 2 × 10-15 second. Also called charmed sigma baryon.