antiquarks
Antimatter quark counterparts
Antiquarks are the antimatter counterparts of quarks—fundamental particles that combine to form protons, neutrons, and other subatomic particles.
Each quark type has a corresponding antiquark with opposite charge.
When a quark meets its antiquark, they annihilate in a burst of energy.
Antiquarks combine with quarks to form mesons: A pion consists of a quark and an antiquark.
Antimatter hydrogen nuclei
- antineutronsAntimatter versions of neutrons
- positronsAntimatter counterparts of electrons
- antiparticlesOpposite-charge particle counterparts
- annihilationUtter, complete destruction
antihydrogen · antineutrinos · antielectrons · antiatoms · particle-antiparticle
Strong force exchange particles
- hadronsQuark-containing composite particles
- baryonsThree-quark subatomic particles
- strong forceSubatomic binding interaction
- flavorCharacteristic taste quality
Combined discrete transformation invariance
- parityState of being equal
- conservation lawsQuantities unchanged through time
- chiralityMirror-image non-superimposability
- handednessPreferred limb dominance
European nuclear research organization
- LHCMassive subatomic collision facility
- particle acceleratorsDevices speeding subatomic matter
- collidersParticle-beam crash machines
- detectorsDevices that discover presence
antiprotons
Antimatter hydrogen nuclei
- antineutronsAntimatter versions of neutrons
- positronsAntimatter counterparts of electrons
- antiparticlesOpposite-charge particle counterparts
annihilation · antihydrogen · antineutrinos · antielectrons · antiatoms · particle-antiparticle
gluons
Strong force exchange particles
- hadronsQuark-containing composite particles
- baryonsThree-quark subatomic particles
- strong forceSubatomic binding interaction
CPT symmetry
Combined discrete transformation invariance
- parityState of being equal
- conservation lawsQuantities unchanged through time
- chiralityMirror-image non-superimposability
CERN
European nuclear research organization
- LHCMassive subatomic collision facility
- particle acceleratorsDevices speeding subatomic matter
- collidersParticle-beam crash machines