Tetraquarks: New four-flavor particle discovered
Thursday, February 25, 2016 - 09:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Scientists have discovered a new particle -- the latest member to be added to the exotic species of particle known as tetraquarks. Quarks are point-like particles that typically come in packages of two or three, the most familiar of which are the proton and neutron (each is made of three quarks). There are six types, or "flavors," of quark to choose from: up, down, strange, charm, bottom and top. Each of these also has an antimatter counterpart.