Handbook of Particle Physics

Literally thousands of elementary particles have been discovered over the last 50 years, their properties measured, relationships systematized, and existence and behavior explained in a myriad of cleverly constructed theories. As the field has grown so impressively, so has its jargon. This unique handbook contains, in dictionary form, terms of interest in particle physics clearly defined and with relevant technical and mathematics details. It covers the experimental and theoretical techniques of particle physics along with terms from the closely related fields of astrophysics and cosmology. Designed primarily for non-specialists, it contains numerous figures and an extensive bibliography.

Historical Overview

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Electron Discovered (1897)

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Photon-Quantum of Radiation (1905)

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Natural Radioactivity

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Thomson Model of Atom

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Rutherford Model of Atom

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Measurement of Electron Charge by Millikan, X-ray Diffraction, Isotopes

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Bohr Model of the Atom and the Beginnings of Quantum Mechanics

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Chemistry, Nuclear Physics as Separate Disciplines

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Proton Discovered (1919)

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Need for Neutral Component in the Nucleus

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Strong Interactions as Distinct from Electromagnetic

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Intrinsic Angular Momentum-Electron Spin Introduced

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Proton Spin Determined

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Dirac's Theory of the Electron

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Events Leading to the Discovery of the Neutron

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Chadwick's Discovery of the Neutron

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Photon Spin Determined (1931)

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Nuclear Magnetic Moments Measured; Neutron Spin

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Electron Spin from Dirac's Theory and Antiparticles

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Discovery of Cosmic Radiation and the Positron

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Postulate of the Neutrino

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Field Theory of β Decay

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Yukawa's Prediction of Mesons

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Nuclear Physics Developments (1930-1950); Isotopic Spin

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Muon discovered

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Lamb Shift, g - 2 measurements

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Field Theories-Quantization and QED

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Pion Discovered (1947)

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V Particles

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Pions Produced in the Laboratory (1949)

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Pion Properties Determined (1951)

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Nature of V Particles Clarified: λ0 and K0

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Charged Hyperons

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V Particles, Hyperons, New Particles, Produced in the Laboratory

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Associated Production of New Particles

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Gell-Mann, Nishijima Scheme

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Yang-Mills Field Theory (1954)

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The Tau-Theta Puzzle

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Parity Violation Observed (1957)

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CP Conservation (1957)

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Neutral K Mesons and CP Violation

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SU3 Symmetry

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Other Theoretical Developments (1950-1970)

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Other Developments in Experimental Techniques (1950-1990)

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Direct Observation of Neutrinos (1956)

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Neutrinos of Different Flavor (1957)

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Experimental Discovery of Neutrinos of Different Flavor (1963)

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Quark-Lepton Symmetry and Charm Quark Proposal (1964)

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Bjorken Scaling and Its Experimental Discovery (1969)

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Parton Model (1969)

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Renormalization of Yang-Mills Field Theory (1971)

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Experiments Find Weak Neutral Current Effects (1973)

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Yang-Mills Theories and Asymptotic Freedom (1973)

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QCD Formulated (1973)

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Standard Model Formulated (1973-1974)

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Discovery of Charm Quark; Hidden Charm (1974)

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Charm Hadrons Found (1975-1977)

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Tau Lepton Found (1975)

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Discovery of the Bottom/Beauty Quark; Hidden Bottom/Beauty (1977)

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Efforts at Grand Unification

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Supersymmetry

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Weak Neutral Currents (1978)

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Evidence for Gluons (1979)

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Gluon Spin Determined (1980)

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Hadrons with b Quarks Found (1981)

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Discovery of W± and Z0 (1983)

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High Energy e+e- Experiments at LEP and SLC

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Discovery of the Top Quark (1995)

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