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SUB-ATOMIC PARTICLE [1 record]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2005-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
DEF

Any of various units of matter below the size of an atom, including the elementary particles and hadrons.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
DEF

Toute particule qui est petite comparée à la taille de l'atome.

OBS

Ce peut être une particule élémentaire (un des composants de base de la matière) comme un photon, un électron, un quark ou une particule composite, comme un proton ou un neutron.

Spanish

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