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baryonIn nuclear physics, a heavy subatomic particle made up of three indivisible elementary particles called quarks. The baryons form a subclass of the hadrons and comprise the nucleons (protons and neutrons) and hyperons. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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When it does eventually run, the LHC will use superconducting magnets to collide protons together at close to the speed of light - creating a shower of heavy particles for physicists to study. contents its bright color was one of several materials in the tank being used to simulate the heavy particles in That seeming contradiction is permitted by the weird laws of quantum theory--as long as the heavy particle lasts for only a brief time. |
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