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HYPERON [1 record]

Record 1 2001-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geochemistry
  • Chemistry
  • Atomic Physics
DEF

A class of short-lived elementary nuclear particles with masses greater than that of the neutron.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géochimie
  • Chimie
  • Physique atomique
DEF

Particule élémentaire chargée ou non, de vie très courte, de spin 1/2 ou 3/2 dont la masse est supérieure à celle des neutrons et qui est classée dans les fermions lourds (baryons).

Spanish

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