Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
> Scientists at west suburban Fermilab have discovered an odd new
> subatomic particle that's kind of like a triple-scoop ice cream cone.
>
>
> It consists of three smaller particles called quarks. Each quark has
> a distinct property -- the chocolate, vanilla and strawberry
> flavors, if you will.
Save us from overly cute science writing!
Thanks for the post, Ronn, but this is about all there was to
the article:
> The cascade b consists of one down quark, one strange quark and one
> bottom quark. It's the only known particle that has a quark from each
> family.
---David
So I get the strange and bottom quarks, since they're lighter
than the charm and top quarks. But why can't one have an up
quark instead of the down?
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