素粒子
Meanings
1
elementary particle; particle
Physics term for fundamental particles such as quarks and leptons. In context, 'particle' is a common shorthand.
Particle physics is the field that studies the smallest units of matter.
Quarks are a type of elementary particle.
Usage patterns
- 素粒子を検出するto detect an elementary particle
In the experiment, they detected an elementary particle called the Higgs boson.
- 素粒子が崩壊するan elementary particle decays
An unstable elementary particle decays within a short time.
- 素粒子を加速するto accelerate an elementary particle
This device accelerates elementary particles to nearly the speed of light.