C-Invariance: +1/-1 for Decay Forbidden/Allowed

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Homework Statement



Which of the folowing decays are forbidden by C-iinvariance
ω° = π° + γ
η' = ρ° + γ
π° = γ +γ + γ




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The Attempt at a Solution


The answers are meant to be:
ω° = π° + γ
-1 : (+1) (-1) -> Allowed
η' = ρ° + γ
+1 -> (-1) (-1) -> Allowed

π° = γ +γ + γ
+1 -> (-1)(-1)(-1) -> forbidden

My question is where are those +1 and -1 gotten from, I have tried to find what values to put for the particles but cannot fund them anywhere.
Does anyone know if the three are right and if so where I can get the +1 or -1?
 
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You can find the C quantum number at the http://pdglive.lbl.gov/listings1.brl?quickin=Y , for example. Even Wikipedia should have them...
 
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To solve this, I first used the units to work out that a= m* a/m, i.e. t=z/λ. This would allow you to determine the time duration within an interval section by section and then add this to the previous ones to obtain the age of the respective layer. However, this would require a constant thickness per year for each interval. However, since this is most likely not the case, my next consideration was that the age must be the integral of a 1/λ(z) function, which I cannot model.
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