psi particle

American

[sahy, psahy] / saɪ, psaɪ /

noun

Physics.

any of a family of mesons consisting of a charmed quark and a charmed antiquark.
an early name for the J/psi particle.

psi particle British

noun

See J/psi particle

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psi particle Scientific

/ sī,psī /

See J/psi particle

Etymology

Origin of psi particle

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

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Since the simultaneous findings by Richter and Ting, at least seven more members of the J, or psi, particle family have been discovered, further strengthening the quark theory.

From Time Magazine Archive

In 1974 he found and named the psi particle, which gave physicists conclusive evidence that quarks really exist.

From Time Magazine Archive

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