eta-c meson

[ey-tuh-see, ee-tuh-]

noun Physics.

a neutral meson having a mass 5832 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 3.1 × 10-22 seconds.

Also called eta-c particle.

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eta-c particle

[ā′tə-sē′, ē′tə-]

An electrically neutral meson having a mass 5,832 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 3.1 X 10-22 seconds. See Table at subatomic particle.

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