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tau particle

(Physics / Nuclear Physics) Physics another name for tauon

tau particle

An elementary particle of the lepton family, having a mass about 3,550 times that of the electron, a negative electric charge, and a mean lifetime of 3 × 10^-13 seconds. See Table at subatomic particle.

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elementary particle lepton neutrino physics tau neutrino			They want to know why the neutrinos seem to have masses so much smaller than those of other members of their class of fundamental particles, which includes electrons and their heavy cousins, muon and tau particles. Double or nothing: physicists bet the neutrino's its own eerie twin by Weiss, Peter Ulrich / Science News Along with the electron and muon, the tau particle and three varieties of neutrinos are now firmly established as members of the lepton group of subatomic particles. Lepton physics work attracts Nobel honors by Peterson, Ivars / Science News When discussing the experiments that led to the discovery of the tau particle, SLAC's Martin L. Particles of history by Peterson, Ivars / Science News			tattie-bogle tattie-peelin tattily tattiness tatting Tatting shuttle tattle tattler Tattlery tattletale tattletale gray tattletale grey Tattling tattoo tattooer tattooist tatty Tatu Tatum Tatung Tatusiid tau tau coefficient of correlation tau cross tau neutrino tau particle tau-minus particle tau-plus particle Taubaté taught tauiwi taunt Taunter taunting tauntingly Taunton Tauntress Taunus Mountains tauon taupe Taupie Taupo Taur Tauranga Taurean tauricide Tauricornous Taurid Tauridor Tauriform taurine			tau tau Tau (letter) Tau (letter) Tau (protein) Tau (protein) Tau Alpha Pi Tau antineutrino Tau antineutrino Tau Beta Pi Tau Beta Sigma tau coefficient of correlation tau cross tau crosses Tau Delta Kappa Tau Dither Loop Tau Epsilon Phi Tau Gamma Phi Tau Kappa Epsilon Tau Lambda Lambda Tau lepton Tau lepton Tau lepton tau leptons tau leptons tau meson tau neutrino tau neutrino tau neutrino tau neutrinos tau particle tau particles tau particles tau phenomenon Tau protein Tau protein Tau proteins Tau proteins Tau Sug Tau Zeta Epsilon Tau-crystallins Tau-crystallins tau-minus particle Tau-neutrino Tau-neutrino Tau-neutrino tau-plus particle Tau-Saghyz tau-value Taub NUT space Taubate Taubate Taubaté Taubaté Taubate, Sao Paulo Taubate, Sao Paulo Taube Koret Campus for Jewish Life Taube, Aleksandr Taube, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Taube, Henry Tauber Manufacturing Institute

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