Antineutron
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Not to be confused with Antineutrinos.
The antineutron is the antiparticle of the neutron with symbol
n
. It differs from the neutron only in that some of its properties have equal magnitude but opposite sign. It has the same mass as the neutron, and no net electric charge, but has opposite baryon number (+1 for neutron, −1 for the antineutron). This is because the antineutron is composed of antiquarks, while neutrons are composed of quarks. The antineutron consists of one up antiquark and two down antiquarks.
Quick Facts Classification, Composition ...
Classification | antibaryon |
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Composition | 1 up antiquark, 2 down antiquarks |
Statistics | fermionic |
Family | hadron |
Interactions | strong, weak, electromagnetic, gravity |
Symbol | n |
Antiparticle | neutron |
Discovered | Bruce Cork (1956) |
Mass | 939.56542052(54) MeV/c2[1] |
Electric charge | 0 |
Magnetic moment | +1.91 μN |
Spin | 1/2 |
Isospin | 1/2 |
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