Issue finding out what meson this is.

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Start date May 20, 2007
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A down quark paired with an anti-charm quark forms a D-minus meson. The confusion arose from navigating the Particle Data Group's extensive list of mesons, which did not clearly present this quark combination. In contrast, the D-plus meson consists of one charm quark and one anti-down quark. For further clarification, a recommended resource is HyperPhysics, which provides detailed information on D mesons. Understanding these quark combinations is essential for identifying meson particles accurately.

May 20, 2007

6Stang7

I have a down quark paired with an anti-charm quark (dc) and I can't find what particle this makes. I checked the PDG's site, but got lost in their list of mesons (they didn't see to get the quark combination, or if they did, they did a good job at hiding it).

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May 20, 2007

malawi_glenn

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it is the Dminus meson. The Dplus meson has one charm and one anti down.

May 20, 2007

Astronuc

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Try this place -

http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/particles/dmeson.html

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