strange particle

A hadron, such as a lambda baryon or a K-meson, that is created in a high-energy particle collision and contains one or more strange quarks or antiquarks.

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strange particle - an elementary particle with non-zero strangeness

elementary particle, fundamental particle - (physics) a particle that is less complex than an atom; regarded as constituents of all matter

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In high-energy collisions along with the pions, kaons are also important as the strange particle production is a powerful probe into the hadronic interaction and the hadronization process in pp and heavy-ion collisions at relativistic energies.

A Comparative Study of [K.sup.[+ or -]]/[[pi].sup.[+ or -]] Ratio in Proton-Proton Collisions at Different Energies: Experimental Results versus Model Simulation

Since Pauli's time, scientists have found ways to build neutrino detectors and search for the strange particle. Halzen is in on the hunt.

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Study of Strange Particle Production in [v.sub.[mu]] CC Interactions

The NOMAD experiment at CERN

Why is there in such interactions a suppression of strange particle production?

Hawking-Unruh hadronization and strangeness production in high energy collisions

This indicates that the chemical composition still alters slightly during the hadron gas through strange particle annihilation, decay, and baryon annihilation [21, 22].

Chemical evolution of strongly interacting quark-gluon plasma

While the lengthy and rather unnecessarily political speech by former Kaohsiung Mayor and current Executive Director to the President, Chen Chu, was less than welcomed by some, many of the performances were stellar, including 'De-light', a choreographed performance by Taiwanese beatboxer Jimix, a powerful display from the Ten Drum Art Percussion Group, and a violin and contemporary dance piece 'Strange Particles', which saw dancers interacting with the light show to spectacular effect.

Review: Grand Opening of the National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts, Weiwuying

Strange particles form when we make the dough, and it takes extra time to work the dough and try to produce a decent loaf.

Lots of grumbling over bread price hike--but no rioting