K_S^0

E543036

K_S^0 is the short-lived neutral kaon, a subatomic meson that participates in weak interactions and exhibits CP-violating behavior.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf meson
neutral kaon
belongsToFamily kaon GENERATED
strange meson GENERATED
decaysViaInteraction weak interaction GENERATED
differsFrom K_L^0 in lifetime and CP properties GENERATED
dominantDecayMode π^+ π^- GENERATED
π^0 π^0 GENERATED
exhibitsPhenomenon CP violation GENERATED
hasAntiparticle itself (self-conjugate state in good approximation) GENERATED
hasBaryonNumber 0 GENERATED
hasBranchingFractionToπ+π- about 69% (approximate) GENERATED
hasBranchingFractionToπ0π0 about 31% (approximate) GENERATED
hasElectricCharge 0 GENERATED
hasIsospin 1/2 GENERATED
hasMass about 497.6 MeV/c^2 GENERATED
hasMeanLifetime about 89.5 picoseconds GENERATED
approximately 0.895×10^-10 s GENERATED
hasParity -1 GENERATED
hasQuantumNumber C = not well-defined for open-flavor meson GENERATED
G = not applicable GENERATED
hasQuarkContent d s̄ + s d̄ (quantum superposition) GENERATED
hasQuarkFlavor down GENERATED
strange GENERATED
hasRestFrameDecayLength about 2.68 cm GENERATED
hasSpin 0 GENERATED
hasStrangeness +1 GENERATED
hasTotalAngularMomentumJ 0 GENERATED
isAlsoCalled K-short GENERATED
K_S GENERATED
short-lived neutral kaon GENERATED
isCPApproximateEigenstate CP = +1 GENERATED
isDescribedBy neutral kaon mixing formalism GENERATED
isEigenstateOf effective weak Hamiltonian in K^0–K̄^0 system GENERATED
isObservedIn collider experiments GENERATED
kaon beam experiments GENERATED
isProducedIn strong interactions involving strange quark production GENERATED
isQuantumSuperpositionOf K^0 GENERATED
K̄^0 GENERATED
isShortLivedPartnerOf K_L^0 GENERATED
isUsedToTest CP symmetry GENERATED
CPT symmetry GENERATED
Standard Model flavor physics GENERATED
participatesInInteraction electromagnetic interaction GENERATED
strong interaction GENERATED
weak interaction GENERATED
undergoes K^0–K̄^0 oscillations GENERATED
wasCrucialForDiscoveryOf CP violation in neutral kaons GENERATED

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