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MESON K [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1995-07-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- kaon
1, record 1, English, kaon
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- K meson 2, record 1, English, K%20meson
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Collective name for four pseudo-scalar mesons, having masses of about 495 MeV ... and decaying via weak interactions.... 3, record 1, English, - kaon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Such high-energy cosmic ray collisions produce a shower of secondary particles, principally kaons (K mesons) and pions (pi-mesons), which in turn decay spontaneously into muons. [Sci. Amer. Oct. 42/3]. 4, record 1, English, - kaon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... the superheated plasma will give rise to many more s quarks and antiquarks ... [that] will eventually decay, but the processes responsible for their decay are relatively slow, and many of them will escape the fireball. They will escape inside particles such as K mesons and lambda particles, which experimenters are eminently equipped to observe. 5, record 1, English, - kaon
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- kaon
1, record 1, French, kaon
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- KA 1, record 1, French, KA
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- méson K 1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9son%20K
correct, masculine noun
- KA 1, record 1, French, KA
correct
- KA 1, record 1, French, KA
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Méson neutre ou chargé d'étrangeté non nulle [...] c'est une particule étrange, qui ne peut être produite qu'en paire kaon-antikaon, ou associée avec un hypéron. C'est un méson lourd; sa masse est, en effet, environ quatre fois plus élevée que celle du méson pi. 1, record 1, French, - kaon
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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