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Kaonic hydrogen — is an exotic atom consisting of a negatively charged kaon orbiting a proton.Such particles were first seen, through their X ray spectrum, at the KEK in Tsukuba, Japan. More detailed studies have been performed at DAFNE in Frascati, Italy. Kaonium … Wikipedia
kaon — kaonic, adj. /kay on/, n. Physics. a meson with strangeness +1 and either positive or zero electric charge, or its antiparticle, with strangeness 1 and either negative or zero electric charge. Symbol: K Also called K meson, K meson. [1955 60; ka… … Universalium
Exotic atom — An exotic atom is an otherwise normal atom in which one or more sub atomic particles have been replaced by other particles of the same charge. For example, electrons may be replaced by other negatively charged particles such as muons (muonic… … Wikipedia
sig|mic — «SIHG mihk», adjective. of or containing sigma particles: »Kaonic and sigmic atoms tend to go together, since experiments aimed at making kaonic atoms make sigmic ones too (Science News) … Useful english dictionary
Tomislav Petković — (August 17, 1951) is a Croatian physicist and philosopher.Born in Šibenik, he completed primary school in Vrpolje and gymnasium in Šibenik in 1970. After having graduated electronics and radiocommunications at the Faculty of Electrical… … Wikipedia
atom — /at euhm/, n. 1. Physics. a. the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical… … Universalium
K-mes|ic — «KAY MEHS ihk, MEE sihk; MEHZ ihk, MEE zihk», adjective. containing or producing heavy mesons; kaonic … Useful english dictionary
