Particle Physics Questions

Q8. The κ^– meson has strangeness –1.

(a) State the quark composition of a meson.

(1 mark)

(b) State the baryon number of the κ^– meson.

(1 mark)

(c) What is the quark composition of the κ^– meson?

(1 mark)

(d) Complete this equation for the decay of a κ^– meson.

κ^– → _ _ _ _ + _ _ _ _ + _ _ _ _

(2 marks)

(Total 5 marks)

κ– → _ _ _ _ + _ _ _ _ + _ _ _ _