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kaon

kaon

1 9.9
A particle made when tiny particles hit each other very fast that lasts a short time
  • noun
  • /ˈkeɪɒn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : kaón
  • The CKM (Charged Kaons at the Main Injector) experiment, which was to be built in time to start studying rare kaon decays with a high-flux K+ beam from a fixed target at the main injector when Run II ends in 2009.
  • kaon decay

Examples

  • The scattered neutrons were not seen, but their momenta could be deduced from the known photon and kaon momenta.

    Academic text (2003)
  • The momenta and identities of the kaons were determined by time-of-flight counters and tracking chambers in a magnetic field.

    Academic text (2003)
  • "Tau" did have an older, already obsolete meaning in connection with kaon decay.

    Academic text (1995)
  • By measuring an ultrarare kaon decay, the experiment would provide an extraordinarily sensitive probe for new physics beyond the standard model.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Another purpose of the main injector was to let the collider run simultaneously with fixed-target neutrino and kaon-beam experiments.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Hall C has one short spectrometer for short-lived particles such as kaons and a large, high-energy one for the electron; most of it is still empty floor space.

    Academic text (1993)
  • For fermionic matter, the radius is inversely proportional to mass, while for kaon-dominated stellar cores, the proportionality is direct.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The physicists observed a rare kaon decay, which may provide insights into fundamental forces.

  • In high-energy experiments, scientists often create kaons by smashing protons together.

  • Researchers are studying kaons to understand better the strong interaction between quarks.

Synonyms

k-meson
vskaon
  • Specialized
9.9

A tiny particle made when particles hit each other very fast that breaks into smaller particles

is the common single-word name for the same particle
K particle
vskaon
  • Specialized
9.9

A tiny particle smaller than an atom that breaks into other particles after high-energy collisions

is an alternate informal label used for the same unstable particle

Surface Forms

kaon singular
kaons plural

Morphology

kaon = K (opaque) = K + on

Formed by the particle-naming suffix '-on' attached to the letter/symbol 'K', a scientific coinage whose meaning (a type of meson) is not deducible by a B1 learner from the components.

Etymology

Kaon comes from the name 'K meson': scientists used the letter K to label this particle, and the ending -on is the same as in pion and electron, which marks 'a particle'. So a kaon is simply the 'K' particle, a kind of meson often made in high-energy collisions.