Elementary Particles

Individual components of atoms, usually subatomic; subnuclear particles are usually detected only when the atomic nucleus decays and then only transiently, as most of them are unstable, often yielding pure energy without substance, i.e., radiation.

Year introduced: 1975(1971)

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Tree Number(s): G01.249

MeSH Unique ID: D004601

Entry Terms:

• Elementary Particle
• Particle, Elementary
• Particles, Elementary
• Fundamental Particles
• Fundamental Particle
• Particle, Fundamental
• Particles, Fundamental
• Baryons
• Baryon

Previous Indexing:

• Nuclear Physics (1966-1970)

All MeSH Categories
Phenomena and Processes Category
Physical Phenomena
Elementary Particles
Electrons
Heavy Ions
Mesons
Nucleons
Neutrons +
Protons
Phonons
Photons