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bar·y·on
B b -
antibaryon
the antiparticle of any of the baryons -
baryon number
the number of baryons in a system minus the number of antibaryons -
lambda-b baryon
a protonlike baryon containing a b quark; a neutral baryon with a mass 11,000 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 1.1 X 10 -12 seconds. -
conservation of baryon number
the principle that the total baryon number remains constant in all processes involving the interaction of elementary particles. -
lambda-c baryon
a positively charged baryon with a mean lifetime of approximately 2.1 X 10 -13 seconds. -
omega baryon
a negative baryon having a mass 3272 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of 8 X 10 -11 seconds.