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[change source]{{Infobox particle | name = | image = | caption = | num_types = | classification = | composition = | statistics = | group = | generation = | interaction = | particle = | antiparticle = | status = | theorised = | theorized = | discovered = | symbol = | mass = | mean_lifetime = | width = | decay_particle = | electric_charge = | charge_radius = | electric_dipole_moment = | electric_polarisability = | electric_polarizability = | magnetic_moment = | magnetic_polarisability = | magnetic_polarizability = | colour_charge = | color_charge = | spin = | num_spin_states = | lepton_number = | baryon_number = | strangeness = | charm = | bottomness = | topness = | isospin = | weak_isospin = | weak_isospin_3 = | hypercharge = | weak_hypercharge = | chirality = | B-L = | X_charge = | parity = | g_parity = | c_parity = | r_parity = | condensed_symmetries = }} |
Parameter | Description |
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name | The name of the particle (MANDATORY) |
image | The image for the infobox |
caption | A caption for the image |
num_types | The number of different types of the particle |
classification | The particle's classification (if applicable) |
composition | Is the particle an Elementary particle, or a composite – and in the latter case, what of? |
statistics | The type of particle statistics that the particle satisfies (e.g. Fermionic, Bosonic, Anyonic, etc.). |
group | The group into which the particle falls (e.g. Lepton, Quark, Gauge boson, Hadron, Meson, etc.). |
generation | Does the particle belong to the first, second or third particle generation (family)? |
interaction | The interactions that the particle takes part in – Gravity, weak, strong and/or electromagnetic. |
particle | See antiparticle |
antiparticle | The particle's antiparticle. Use particle instead if referring from an antiparticle page to a particle one. Wikilink if appropriate. |
status | The status of the particle – hypothetical, or discovered. Omit this if discovered field is given. |
theorised theorized |
When and by whom the particle was theorised. |
discovered | The date of discovery of the particle and the discoverer. |
symbol | The symbols that are commonly used to denote the particle. |
mass | The invariant mass of the particle. |
mean_lifetime | The average time until the particle decays. |
width | The decay width of the particle. |
decay_particle | The particle(s) that this particle decays into. |
electric_charge | The electric charge that the particle carries (e.g. +1 e). |
charge_radius | The particle's root mean square charge radius. |
electric_dipole_moment | The particle's electric dipole moment. |
electric_polarisability electric_polarizability |
The particle's electric polarisability. |
magnetic_moment | The particle's magnetic dipole moment. |
magnetic_polarisability magnetic_polarizability |
The particle's magnetic polarisability. |
colour_charge color_charge |
The colour charge that the particle carries. What types? |
spin | The spin that the particle has (e.g. 1/2 ħ or just 1/2). |
num_spin_states | The number of spin states that the particle has. |
lepton_number | The particle's lepton number. |
baryon_number | The particle's baryon number. |
strangeness | The particle's strangeness. |
charm | The particle's charm. |
bottomness | The particle's bottomness. |
topness | The particle's topness. |
isospin | Tthe particle's isospin. |
weak_isospin | The particle's weak isospin. |
weak_isospin_3 | The particle's 3rd component of weak isospin. |
hypercharge | The particle's hypercharge. |
weak_hypercharge | The particle's weak hypercharge. |
chirality | The particle's chirality – left- or right-handed. |
B-L | The particle's B-L. |
X_charge | The particle's X charge. |
parity | The particle's parity. |
g_parity | The particle's G parity. |
c_parity | The particle's C parity. |
r_parity | The particle's R parity. |
condensed_symmetries | The condensed symmetries in standard PDG format. |