psi particle

[sahy, psahy]

psi particle

[sahy, psahy]
noun Physics.
1.
any of a family of mesons consisting of a charmed quark and a charmed antiquark.
2.
an early name for the J/psi particle.

Origin:
1970–75
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Psi particle is always a great word to know.
So is magic number. Does it mean:
the atomic number or neutron number of an exceptionally stable nuclide
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element; the number of protons determines the identity of the element
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psi particle
 
n
See J/psi particle

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psi particle   (sī, psī)  Pronunciation Key 
See J/psi particle.
psi' particle   (sī'prīm', psī'-)  Pronunciation Key 
An electrically neutral meson having a mass 7,213 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 1 × 10-20 seconds, composed, like the J/psi particle, of a charm-anticharm quark pair. See Table at subatomic particle.
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