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: '''Tauons''' are [[Fundamental Particle|fundamental particles]] as they are not made of any smaller [[particle]]s. | : '''Tauons''' are [[Fundamental Particle|fundamental particles]] as they are not made of any smaller [[particle]]s. | ||
: '''Tauons''' have a very short [[Half Life|half life]] and will [[Radioactive Decay|decay]] into an [[electron]], a [[tauon-neutrino]] and an [[antielectron-neutrino]]. | : '''Tauons''' have a very short [[Half Life|half life]] and will [[Radioactive Decay|decay]] into an [[electron]], a [[tauon-neutrino]] and an [[antielectron-neutrino]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 07:54, 19 July 2019
Key Stage 5
Meaning
A Tauon (τ) is a type of lepton with a mass much greater than that of an electron and a charge of -1.60x10-19 Coulombs (the same as an electron).
About Tauons
- The tauon is denoted with the Greek letter τ ('tau').
- Tauons are fundamental particles as they are not made of any smaller particles.
- Tauons have a very short half life and will decay into an electron, a tauon-neutrino and an antielectron-neutrino.
- Tauons are affected by the:
| Lepton | Charge/e | Strangeness | Baryon Number | Lepton Number |
| \(Q=-1\) | \(S=0\) | \(B=0\) | \(L=+1\) | |
| \(Q=0\) | \(S=0\) | \(B=0\) | \(L=+1\) | |
| \(Q=+1\) | \(S=0\) | \(B=0\) | \(L=-1\) | |
| \(Q=0\) | \(S=0\) | \(B=0\) | \(L=-1\) |