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MESON [12 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-10-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
- Relativity (Physics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- quarkonium
1, record 1, English, quarkonium
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A flavorless meson whose constituents are a quark and its own antiquark. 2, record 1, English, - quarkonium
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The term "quarkonium" refers to a bound state of any heavy quark and its antiquark. 3, record 1, English, - quarkonium
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
quarkoniums, quarkonia: plural. 4, record 1, English, - quarkonium
Record 1, Key term(s)
- quarkoniums
- quarkonia
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
- Relativité (Physique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- quarkonium
1, record 1, French, quarkonium
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Méson sans saveur constitué d'un quark et d'un anti-quark de saveurs opposées. 1, record 1, French, - quarkonium
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Plus particulièrement, les deux seuls quarkoniums sont le charmonium et le bottonium [...] 1, record 1, French, - quarkonium
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2023-10-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
- Relativity (Physics)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- toponium
1, record 2, English, toponium
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any hypothetical meson formed from a top quark and its antiquark... 2, record 2, English, - toponium
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The bound system of top and antitop quarks, called toponium, can be used for spectroscopie studies at distance scales of less than 10-14 cm. 3, record 2, English, - toponium
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
toponiums, toponia: plural. 4, record 2, English, - toponium
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
- Relativité (Physique)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- toponium
1, record 2, French, toponium
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tout meson hypothétique formé d'un quark top et de son antiquark. 2, record 2, French, - toponium
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une des motivations de ce détecteur [...] était, outre la chasse au boson de Higgs, la possibilité de découvrir le toponium [...] dont la signature possédait une raie gamma d'environ 800 MeV [mégaélectrovolts]. 1, record 2, French, - toponium
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-03-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- psi
1, record 3, English, psi
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- psi particle 1, record 3, English, psi%20particle
correct
- J particle 2, record 3, English, J%20particle
correct
- J 3, record 3, English, J
correct
- J/psi particle 4, record 3, English, J%2Fpsi%20particle
correct, see observation
- J/psi 4, record 3, English, J%2Fpsi
correct, see observation
- psi meson 1, record 3, English, psi%20meson
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The new particle has a mass of about 3. 1 billion electron volts(3. 1 GeV). That is more than three times the mass of the proton, making the psi one of the heaviest particles known... The psi has a spin angular momentum of 1, the integer unit indicating the particle must be a meson. It is electrically neutral, and it has zero strangeness.... The psi particle also decays through the strong interaction, but it has a lifetime of about [ten to the minus twentieth of a] second, 1, 000 times longer than the lifetime of a typical hadron of comparable mass. 1, record 3, English, - psi
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The new particle was discovered independently and at about the same time by two groups of experimenters ... One group, whose members were from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Brookhaven National Laboratory ... gave it the name J. The other group ... made up of physicists from the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) and the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory ...[designated] the particle by the Greek letter psi ... 1, record 3, English, - psi
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The word "psi" must be replaced by the corresponding Greek letter or italicized. 5, record 3, English, - psi
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- particule psi(3105)
1, record 3, French, particule%20psi%283105%29
correct, see observation
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- méson psi (3105) 2, record 3, French, m%C3%A9son%20psi%20%283105%29
correct, see observation
- psi(3105) 2, record 3, French, psi%283105%29
correct, see observation
- psi-3105 2, record 3, French, psi%2D3105
correct, see observation
- psi-3100 2, record 3, French, psi%2D3100
correct, see observation
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La durée de vie de la particule [psi] (3105) est grande par rapport aux désintégrations fortes usuelles; or, étant donné sa masse élevée, le nombre d'états finals énergétiquement possibles (plusieurs mésons [pi] par exemple) est grand [...] 2, record 3, French, - particule%20psi%283105%29
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il se trouve parfois que le terme «psi» tout seul est employé pour désigner cette particule; il s'emploie plus souvent pour désigner la «famille» de particules à laquelle elle appartient. 3, record 3, French, - particule%20psi%283105%29
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le mot «psi» doit être remplacé par la lettre grecque correspondante ou être écrit en italique. 3, record 3, French, - particule%20psi%283105%29
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2016-03-07
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- mesonic
1, record 4, English, mesonic
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- mesic 1, record 4, English, mesic
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mesic atom : An atom in which one of the electrons is replaced by a negative muon or meson orbiting close to or within the nucleus. 1, record 4, English, - mesonic
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- mésonique
1, record 4, French, m%C3%A9sonique
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- mésique 2, record 4, French, m%C3%A9sique
correct
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qui est relatif au méson. 2, record 4, French, - m%C3%A9sonique
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
méson: Particule de masse intermédiaire (entre celle de l'électron et celle du proton). 3, record 4, French, - m%C3%A9sonique
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Champ mésonique. 4, record 4, French, - m%C3%A9sonique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2015-06-26
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- cyclotron particle accelerator
1, record 5, English, cyclotron%20particle%20accelerator
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
TRIUMF [Tri-University Meson Facility], located in Vancouver, is Canada's premier physics laboratory and home to the world's largest cyclotron particle accelerator. 1, record 5, English, - cyclotron%20particle%20accelerator
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- accélérateur de particules de type cyclotron
1, record 5, French, acc%C3%A9l%C3%A9rateur%20de%20particules%20de%20type%20cyclotron
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
TRIUMF [Tri-University Meson Facility], situé à Vancouver, est le plus important laboratoire de recherche en physique au Canada, et il abrite le plus grand accélérateur de particules de type cyclotron de la planète. 1, record 5, French, - acc%C3%A9l%C3%A9rateur%20de%20particules%20de%20type%20cyclotron
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2015-03-18
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- dimuon
1, record 6, English, dimuon
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
di: Combining form meaning twice, twofold, double. 2, record 6, English, - dimuon
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
muon [or mu-meson] A meson [short-lived subatomic particle] having a mass approximately 200 times that of the electron. 3, record 6, English, - dimuon
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- dimuon
1, record 6, French, dimuon
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Système composé de deux muons. 1, record 6, French, - dimuon
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
muon : Lepton [particule fondamentale], de masse 105,66 MeV, possédant une charge électrique élémentaire positive ou négative. 2, record 6, French, - dimuon
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física atómica
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- dimuón
1, record 6, Spanish, dimu%C3%B3n
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2013-09-18
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- Higgs boson
1, record 7, English, Higgs%20boson
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- God's particle 2, record 7, English, God%27s%20particle
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A meson whose existence is predicted by certain unified gage theory of the weak and electromagnetic interactions. 3, record 7, English, - Higgs%20boson
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Higgs boson is thought to give matter its mass. Without it, planets and humanity could never have evolved. 2, record 7, English, - Higgs%20boson
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- boson de Higgs
1, record 7, French, boson%20de%20Higgs
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Particule d'échange, médiatrice des différentes interactions dont la masse n'est pas connue et peut être comprise entre quelques MeV et 1 TeV [...] 2, record 7, French, - boson%20de%20Higgs
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cette théorie (théorie unifiant les forces électromagnétique et nucléaire faible) baptisée Modèle Standard prévoit l'existence d'un boson dit de Higgs dont la masse n'est pas connue et peut être comprise entre quelques MeV et 1 TeV (10 puissance 12 et V). De plus elle fournit des relations entre les masses des bosons intermédiaires et un paramètre du modèle, appelé angle de Weinberg. 3, record 7, French, - boson%20de%20Higgs
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 CONT
À la fin des années 1970, au catalogue de particules proposé par le Modèle Standard manquaient le Z°, les W+ et W-, le quark top, le boson de Higgs et peut-être une quatrième famille de leptons et de quarks. 3, record 7, French, - boson%20de%20Higgs
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Pourquoi le photon de l'électromagnétique a-t-il une masse nulle, alors que les bosons de la force faible ont des masses considérables? Selon le physicien écossais Peter Higgs les particules acquièrent de la masse en interagissant avec un boson très spécial (le boson de Higgs), comme des morceaux de papier buvard «acquièrent» de l'encre. Tous les théoriciens ne trouvent pas l'hypothèse à leur goût mais tous les expérimentateurs se sont lancés à la poursuite du boson de Higgs. 4, record 7, French, - boson%20de%20Higgs
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física atómica
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- bosón de Higgs
1, record 7, Spanish, bos%C3%B3n%20de%20Higgs
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tipo de partícula elemental que explicaría cómo se origina la masa de todas las partículas del Universo. 2, record 7, Spanish, - bos%C3%B3n%20de%20Higgs
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
El bosón de Higgs no existe de forma natural en nuestro entorno, en las condiciones actuales del universo. Para producirlo, se necesitan aceleradores de partículas. En estas máquinas, se aprovecha la conversión de energía en masa (de acuerdo con la famosa ecuación de Einstein E=mc2). 2, record 7, Spanish, - bos%C3%B3n%20de%20Higgs
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
La denominación bosón de Higgs se escribe con minúscula (salvo Higgs, por ser nombre propio), en redonda y sin comillas, al igual que se hace con otras partículas elementales y subatómicas, como electrón, protón, neutrino, fermión o muon. 1, record 7, Spanish, - bos%C3%B3n%20de%20Higgs
Record 8 - internal organization data 2013-03-13
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- nu charm
1, record 8, English, nu%20charm
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Meson D+ Analysis of the Cabibbo Suppressed Decay Do--> pi-/ell+ nu Charm-Anticharm... 1, record 8, English, - nu%20charm
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- charme nu
1, record 8, French, charme%20nu
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Glashow, Lliopoulos et Maiani avaient aussi prédit qu'en combinant un quark charmé c avec un antiquark ordinaire u~ ou d~, on pouvait fabriquer un méson charmé, appelé encore méson à «charme nu». 2, record 8, French, - charme%20nu
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2012-06-01
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- hidden charm
1, record 9, English, hidden%20charm
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Currently involved in the analysis of a Fermilab experiment studying hidden charm and beauty meson production. 1, record 9, English, - hidden%20charm
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- charme caché
1, record 9, French, charme%20cach%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans le charmonium, nous avons un quark c et un antiquark c~ : c'est une particule dont «le charme caché» n'est décelable qu'en pénétrant à l'intérieur de la particule, puisque l'ensemble des deux quarks a un charme total nul. 2, record 9, French, - charme%20cach%C3%A9
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 2010-02-04
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Astronomy
- Atomic Physics
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- meson telescope 1, record 10, English, meson%20telescope
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The site of a high altitude laboratory and monitoring station, operated by the National Research Council of Canada in 1956-63 with a cubical meson telescope, a neutron monitor, and a pulsed ion chamber on site. 1, record 10, English, - meson%20telescope
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Astronomie
- Physique atomique
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- détecteur de mésons
1, record 10, French, d%C3%A9tecteur%20de%20m%C3%A9sons
proposal, masculine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Renseignement communiqué par le Planétarium Dow à Montréal. 1, record 10, French, - d%C3%A9tecteur%20de%20m%C3%A9sons
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 2007-03-22
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Space Physics
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- cosmic-ray flare
1, record 11, English, cosmic%2Dray%20flare
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The cosmic-ray flare of September 29, 1989 was studied on the basis of data from the Yakutsk neutron supermonitor and meson telescopes at the earth's surface and inside the earth. 2, record 11, English, - cosmic%2Dray%20flare
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Physique spatiale
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- éruption de rayons cosmiques
1, record 11, French, %C3%A9ruption%20de%20rayons%20cosmiques
feminine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
- éruption cosmique 1, record 11, French, %C3%A9ruption%20cosmique
feminine noun
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1994-10-31
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- neutron monitor
1, record 12, English, neutron%20monitor
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The site of a high altitude laboratory and monitoring station, operated by the National Research Council of Canada in 1956-63 with a cubical meson telescope, a neutron monitor, and a pulsed ion chamber on site. 2, record 12, English, - neutron%20monitor
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- moniteur à neutrons
1, record 12, French, moniteur%20%C3%A0%20neutrons
correct, masculine noun
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
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