In particle physics, the phi meson is a meson formed of a strange quark and a strange anti-quark. It has a mass of 1019.4 MeV/c2.

Overview

Particle Symbol Anti- particle Quark Makeup Spin and parity Rest mass MeV/c2 S C B Mean lifetime s Decays to Notes
phi meson φ Self ss 1019.4 0 0 0

See also

Particles in physics
Elementary particles Fermions: Quarks: u · d · c · s · t · b • Leptons: e− · e+ · μ− · μ+ · τ− · τ+ · νe · νμ · ντ · νe · νμ · ντ Bosons: Gauge bosons: γ · g · W± · Z Other: Ghosts
Composite particles Hadrons:
Baryons/Hyperons: N (p · n) · Δ · Λ · Σ · Ξ · Ω
Mesons/Quarkonia: π · ρ · η · η′ · φ · ω · J/ψ · ϒ · θ · K · B · D · T
Other: Atomic nuclei • Atoms • Exotic atoms: Positronium · Muonium · Onia • Molecules
Hypothetical elementary particles Superpartners: Axino · Chargino · Gaugino · Gluino · Gravitino · Higgsino · Neutralino · Sfermion Other: A0 · Dilaton · G · H0 · J · Tachyon · X · Y · W' · Z' · Sterile neutrino
Exotic hadrons: Exotic baryons: Dibaryon · Pentaquark • Exotic mesons: Glueball · Tetraquark Other: Mesonic molecule · Pomeron
Quasiparticles Davydov soliton · Exciton · Magnon · Phonon · Plasmon · Polariton · Polaron · Roton
Lists List of particles · List of quasiparticles · List of baryons · List of mesons · Timeline of particle discoveries

Categories: Mesons

 

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