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Main Author: Amsler, Claude
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.14689
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author Amsler, Claude
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contents The experimental observations that led to the quark structure of matter and the development of hadron physics are reviewed with emphasis on the discoveries of mesons and baryons, starting in the 1940s with the pion and kaon which mediate the strong hadronic force. The evidence for an internal structure of the hadrons consisting of two or three elementary spin 1/2 particles is reviewed. The discoveries of hadrons made of the heavier charm and bottom quarks are described. In 2003 more complex multi-quark hadrons began to emerge. The subsequent developments beyond the early 2000s are covered in the Review of Particle Physics (Phys. Rev. D 110 (2024) 030001). Given the very large number of observed hadrons, the choice of key experiments is somewhat subjective.
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spellingShingle Key Historical Experiments in Hadron Physics
Amsler, Claude
History and Philosophy of Physics
High Energy Physics - Experiment
Nuclear Experiment
The experimental observations that led to the quark structure of matter and the development of hadron physics are reviewed with emphasis on the discoveries of mesons and baryons, starting in the 1940s with the pion and kaon which mediate the strong hadronic force. The evidence for an internal structure of the hadrons consisting of two or three elementary spin 1/2 particles is reviewed. The discoveries of hadrons made of the heavier charm and bottom quarks are described. In 2003 more complex multi-quark hadrons began to emerge. The subsequent developments beyond the early 2000s are covered in the Review of Particle Physics (Phys. Rev. D 110 (2024) 030001). Given the very large number of observed hadrons, the choice of key experiments is somewhat subjective.
title Key Historical Experiments in Hadron Physics
topic History and Philosophy of Physics
High Energy Physics - Experiment
Nuclear Experiment
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.14689