Particle Categorization

Particle Categorization

1. Matter and Antimatter

   • Hadrons
     • Baryon
       • Interact - Strong and EM Decay - Weak
       • 3 Quarks
         • Such as: Up, Down, Strange
       • EXAMPLES: (Anti)Proton, (Anti)Neutron
         • PROTON: Up, Up, Down
         • NEUTRON: Up, Down, Down
         • ANTINEUTRON: Anti Up, Anti Down, Anti Down
     • Meson
       • Interact - Strong and EM Decay - Weak
       • EXAMPLES: (Anti)Pion, (Anti) Kaon
         • PION: Up, Anti Down
         • KAON: Up, Anti Strange
       • 2 Quarks
         • Quark, Antiquark pair
   • Leptons
     • Interact- Weak and EM
     • EXAMPLES: Electron/positron (Anti)Muon, (Anti)Tau, (Anti) Neutrino