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Title: What's In a Proton?

Abstract

Physicist Peter Steinberg explains that fundamental particles like protons are themselves made up of still smaller particles called quarks. He discusses how new particles are produced when quarks are liberated from protons.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
987745
Resource Type:
Multimedia
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PROTON; HYDROGEN ATOM; COSMIC RAY PHYSICS; PARTICLE ZOO; QUARK; ANTI-QUARK; PARTICLE PRODUCTION

Citation Formats

Steinberg, Peter. What's In a Proton?. United States: N. p., 2009. Web.
Steinberg, Peter. What's In a Proton?. United States.
Steinberg, Peter. 2009. "What's In a Proton?". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/987745.
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abstractNote = {Physicist Peter Steinberg explains that fundamental particles like protons are themselves made up of still smaller particles called quarks. He discusses how new particles are produced when quarks are liberated from protons.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jul 08 00:00:00 EDT 2009},
month = {Wed Jul 08 00:00:00 EDT 2009}
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