D meson
| Composition |
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|---|---|
| Statistics | Bosonic |
| Family | Mesons |
| Interactions | Strong, weak, electromagnetic, gravitational |
| Symbol | D+ , D− , D0 , D0 , D+ s, D− s |
| Antiparticle |
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| Discovered | SLAC (1976) |
| Mass | |
| Mean lifetime |
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| Electric charge |
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| Spin | 0 ħ |
| Strangeness |
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| Charm | +1 |
| Isospin |
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| Parity | −1 |
The D mesons are the lightest particle that contain charm quarks. They are often studied to gain knowledge on the weak interaction. The strange D mesons (Ds) were called "F mesons" prior to 1986.