eta-c meson

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

/ ˈeɪ təˈsi, ˈi tə- /

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.

Nearby words

eta, eta aquarids, eta carinae, eta meson, eta particle, eta-c meson, eta-c particle, etaerio, etalon, etamine, etaoin shrdlu

Also called eta-c particle.

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Science definitions for eta-c particle

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.