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elementary particle

Also known as fundamental particle, non-composite quantum particle, elementary particle (non-composite)

quantum particle having no known substructure; quark, electron, photon, etc.

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An elementary particle is the smallest known building block of matter and energy that cannot be broken down into anything smaller, including things like electrons, quarks, and photons. Understanding elementary particles matters because they are the fundamental ingredients that make up everything in the universe, from atoms to stars to light itself.

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100,128 papers

Elementary particle physics.American scientist · 1947WHEELER JA
Proton: the particle.International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics · 2013Suit HDOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2013.06.2033
Superstring theory.Lancet (London, England) · 1989
Particle therapy in all its parts.Cancer journal (Sudbury, Mass.) · 2009Movsas B, Lawrence TSDOI: 10.1097/PPO.0b013e3181b6d433
Neutrino oscillations.ReviewPhilosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences · 2002Thomson MDOI: 10.1098/rsta.2001.0974
Antiproton radiotherapy.ReviewRadiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology · 2008Bassler N, Alsner J, Beyer G et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2007.11.028
Leveraging clinical performance by technological excellence - The case of particle therapy.Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology · 2010Olsen DR, Overgaard JDOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2010.03.018
The Sun, neutrinos and Super-Kamiokande.ReviewProceedings of the Japan Academy. Series B, Physical and biological sciences · 2020Suzuki YDOI: 10.2183/pjab.96.017

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In the Standard Model of particle physics, an elementary particle or fundamental particle is a subatomic particle that is not composed of other particles. The Standard Model recognizes seventeen distinct particles—twelve fermions and five bosons. As a consequence of flavor and color combinations and antimatter, the fermions and bosons are known to have 48 and 13 variations, respectively. These 61 elementary particles include electrons and other leptons, quarks, and the fundamental bosons. Subatomic particles such as protons or neutrons, which contain two or more elementary particles, are known as composite particles.

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