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QUARK S [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-10-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- strange quark
1, record 1, English, strange%20quark
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- s quark 2, record 1, English, s%20quark
correct
- s-quark 3, record 1, English, s%2Dquark
correct, rare
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The third quark flavour in order of increasing mass with an electric charge of -1/3. 4, record 1, English, - strange%20quark
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The bottom quark has an electrical charge of -1/3, which is the same as the strange quark. 5, record 1, English, - strange%20quark
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- quark s
1, record 1, French, quark%20s
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- quark étrange 2, record 1, French, quark%20%C3%A9trange
correct, masculine noun
- quark strange 3, record 1, French, quark%20strange
correct, masculine noun, rare
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Troisième saveur de quark, par ordre croissant de masse, avec une charge électrique de -1/3. 4, record 1, French, - quark%20s
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le quark s a un isospin nul, mais un nombre quantique d'étrangeté -1. 5, record 1, French, - quark%20s
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física atómica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- quark extraño
1, record 1, Spanish, quark%20extra%C3%B1o
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- quark s 1, record 1, Spanish, quark%20s
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los dos leptones de la segunda familia son el muón y el neutrino muónico; sus quarks son el quark "encantado, o quark c, y el quark "extraño", o quark s. 1, record 1, Spanish, - quark%20extra%C3%B1o
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-06-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- muon neutrino
1, record 2, English, muon%20neutrino
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
One of the earliest proposals was that the dark matter is composed of neutrinos. First postulated in order to solve problems involving the conservation of energy and momentum in nuclear decay, neutrinos interact very weakly with normal matter and are thus extremely difficult to detect. Nevertheless, three kinds of neutrinos, called the electron neutrino, the muon neutrino and the tau neutrino, have now been found experimentally. 2, record 2, English, - muon%20neutrino
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- neutrino muonique
1, record 2, French, neutrino%20muonique
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- neutrino-muon 2, record 2, French, neutrino%2Dmuon
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Jusqu'à présent, on connaît trois types de neutrinos, chacun étant associé spécifiquement à la création de trois autres particules élémentaires, soit l'électron, le muon et le tau. Le Soleil ne produit que des neutrinos électroniques mais, s'ils avaient une masse, ces derniers pourraient bien se changer en neutrinos muoniques ou taus, en «oscillant» entre ces différents «états quantiques». 3, record 2, French, - neutrino%20muonique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física atómica
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- neutrino muónico
1, record 2, Spanish, neutrino%20mu%C3%B3nico
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los dos leptones de la segunda familia son el muón y el neutrino muónico; sus quarks son el quark "encantado, o quark c, y el quark "extraño", o quark s. 1, record 2, Spanish, - neutrino%20mu%C3%B3nico
Record 3 - internal organization data 1996-01-08
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- charmed quark 1, record 3, English, charmed%20quark
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- c quark 2, record 3, English, c%20quark
- charm quark 3, record 3, English, charm%20quark
correct
- c-quark 4, record 3, English, c%2Dquark
rare
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A quark having electric charge 2/3, hypercharge 1/3, a baryon number B= 1/3, zero strangeness, and charm of +1. Also c quark. 2, record 3, English, - charmed%20quark
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The charmed quark would have a charge of +2e/3, but its new property of charm would distinguish it from the other three quarks. 5, record 3, English, - charmed%20quark
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- quark c
1, record 3, French, quark%20c
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- quark charmé 1, record 3, French, quark%20charm%C3%A9
masculine noun
- quark de charme 2, record 3, French, quark%20de%20charme
masculine noun, rare
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física atómica
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- quark encantado
1, record 3, Spanish, quark%20encantado
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- quark c 1, record 3, Spanish, quark%20c
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los dos leptones de la segunda familia son el muón y el neutrino muónico; sus quarks son el quark "encantado, o quark c, y el quark "extraño", o quark s. 1, record 3, Spanish, - quark%20encantado
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