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Page 254
... particles of mass greater than nucleons ( protons and neutrons ) and of half odd - inte- gral spin ( fermions ) . Hyperons in the order of increasing mass include one lambda - zero ( A ° ) , a triplet of sigmas ( Σ + , Σ ° , Σ- ) , a ...
... particles of mass greater than nucleons ( protons and neutrons ) and of half odd - inte- gral spin ( fermions ) . Hyperons in the order of increasing mass include one lambda - zero ( A ° ) , a triplet of sigmas ( Σ + , Σ ° , Σ- ) , a ...
Page 382
... particles ) are not the al- ready existing electrons orbiting outside the nucleus but are those produced as a neutron decays within the nucleus into a proton , an electron , and an antineutrino ( a particle with- out mass ) . Sharing of ...
... particles ) are not the al- ready existing electrons orbiting outside the nucleus but are those produced as a neutron decays within the nucleus into a proton , an electron , and an antineutrino ( a particle with- out mass ) . Sharing of ...
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... particles or radiant energy travel through gases , liquids , or solids . Charged particles , such as alpha particles ( composed of two protons and two neutrons ) and beta particles ( electrons ) from radioactive materials , cause ...
... particles or radiant energy travel through gases , liquids , or solids . Charged particles , such as alpha particles ( composed of two protons and two neutrons ) and beta particles ( electrons ) from radioactive materials , cause ...
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