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ZINO [2 records]

Record 1 2013-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
CONT

The fermion partners of existing bosons have names formed by replacing ’-on’ at the end of the boson's name by ’-ino’ or by adding ’-ino’ e. g. gluino, photino, wino and zino.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
CONT

À chaque particule déjà connue, les transformations supersymétriques associent [...] une ou plusieurs particules qui en diffèrent par + 1/2 unité de spin. [...] De nouvelles particules comme les photinos, winos et zinos sont ainsi associées au proton et aux bosons W+, W- et Z0.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
CONT

Thus the leptons and quarks with spin ½ have supersymmetric partners, dubbed sleptons and squarks, with integer spin; and the photon, W, Z, gluon, and graviton have counterparts with half-integer spins, known as the photino, wino, zino, gluino, and gravitino, respectively.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
CONT

À chaque particule déjà connue, les transformations supersymétriques associent [...] une ou plusieurs particules qui en diffèrent par+ ou - ½ unité de spin [...] Des nouvelles particules comme les photinos, winos et zinos sont ainsi associées au photon et aux bosons W+, W- et Z0 [...]

Spanish

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