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antiparticle

/an-tee-pahr-ti-kuhl, an-tahy-/US // ˈæn tiˌpɑr tɪ kəl, ˈæn taɪ- //UK // (ˈæntɪˌpɑːtɪkəl) //

反粒子,反颗粒,反微粒,反颗粒物

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Physics.

    • : a particle all of whose properties, as mass, spin, or charge, have the same magnitude as but, where appropriate, the opposite sign of a specific elementary particle; neutral pions, photons, and gravitons are considered to be their own antiparticles: The positron is the antiparticle of the electron.Compare antimatter, annihilation.

Examples

  • However, until now, nobody has reliably measured the mass difference between D1 and D2 that determines how quickly the D0 oscillates into its antiparticle.

  • It consists of 17 particles, many of which have antiparticle partners.

  • Physicists would go on to discover many other antiparticles — all of which are identical to their matter partners except for an opposite electric charge — including the antiproton in 1955.

  • An imbalance between two types of antiparticles that seethe within the proton is even wonkier than previously thought, a new measurement indicates.

  • Positronium is composed of electron and its antiparticle, a positron.