PARTICLE CATALOG

STANDARD MODEL PARTICLE ELEMENTS

LEPTONS

                                 
positron                                      electron

NEUTRINOS

Electron neutrinos

                                  
anti-neutrino                                  neutrino

Muon neutrinos

                              
muon anti-neutrino                            muon neutrino

QUARKS

                              
    up                                              down


PARTICLE COMPOUNDS

NUCLEONS

PROTONS

                           
Proton udu                             Anti-proton dud


NEUTRONS

                                         
Neutron udu- v e-                             Anti-Neutron dud+


PIONS

NEUTRAL PIONS

                                                                            
First Order Neutral Pion; ud                                Second Order Neutral Pion; -ud+

CHARGED PIONS

                                              
First Order Positive Pion; ud+                        First Order Negative Pion; du-




INTERMEDIATE VECTOR BOSONS

                                      
 W+                          W-                         Z0

MUONS

                                              

                                                                                              OR                                                                   OR

                                                     

Positive Muon                                                                 Negative Muon

KAONS

Charged Kaons

                                           

First Order Positive Kaon; ud+du                First Order Negative Kaon; du-ud

                                                           

Second Order Positive Kaon; ud+du                       Second Order Negative Kaon; du-ud

                                             

Third Order Positive Kaon; ud+du                          Third Order Negative Kaon; du-ud

Neutral Kaons

or                                                             or

First Order Neutral Kaon; ud+du-                First Order Neutral Kaon; du-ud+

or                                                                 or

Second Order Neutral Kaon; ud+du-                                  Second Order Neutral Kaon; du-ud+

HYPERONS

Lambda

                                                           

Lambda                                                         Anit-Lambda

Charged Sigmas

                                                                       

Positive Sigma                                                          Anti-Positive Sigma

                                                                    

Negative Sigma                                                   Anti-Negative Sigma

Neutral Sigmas

                                                                 

Neutral Sigma                                                   Anti-Neutral Sigma

Charged Xi

         or                                                                                   or

Negative Xi                                                                   Anti-Negative Xi

Neutral Xi

        or                                                                                                 or

Neutral Xi                                                                                              Anti-Neutral Xi

Omega

or                                                                                           or

Omega Minus                                                                                     Anti-Omega Minus

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Last Update: May 10, 1997

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