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Delta baryon

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Family of subatomic particles

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Within Vinony's link graph, Delta baryon is referenced by 197 other articles, and connects out to proton, neutron and electronvolt.

It is catalogued under the topic Baryons.

Its subject is documented across 32 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Composition
Δ , : u u u Δ , : u u d Δ , : u d d Δ , : d d d
Statistics
Fermionic
Interactions
Strong , weak , electromagnetic , and gravity
Symbol
Δ
Mass
1 232 ± 2 MeV/ c
Spin
⁠ 3 / 2 ⁠ , ⁠ 5 / 2 ⁠ , ⁠ 7 / 2 ⁠ ...
Isospin
⁠ 3 / 2 ⁠

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Subclass of
baryon
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isospin quantum number
1.5
isospin z-component
-1.5
Sources (2)

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Encyclopedic overview

The Delta baryons (or Δ baryons, also called Delta resonances) are a family of subatomic particle made of three up and/or down quarks, the same constituent quarks that make up the more familiar protons and neutrons.

Properties

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Delta baryon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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