xi particle

noun Physics.

any of a family of baryons having strangeness −2 and isotopic spin ½. Symbol: Ξ

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Nearby words

xerxes i, xhosa, xi, xi baryon, xi jiang, xi particle, xi'an, xi-c baryon, xia, xia gui, xiamen

Compare cascade particle.

Origin of xi particle

First recorded in 1960–65

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