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Sigma baryon

Baryon made of specific quark combinations


Baryon made of specific quark combinations

FieldValue
nameSigma baryon
num_types3
composition{{plainlist
statisticsFermionic
groupBaryons
interactionStrong, weak, electromagnetic, and gravity
mass{{plainlist
*: {{val1189.370.07ulMeV/c2}}}}
*: {{val1192.6420.024uMeV/c2}}}}
*: {{val1197.4490.030uMeV/c2}}}}}}
spin
strangeness-1
isospin1
  • :
  • :
  • : }}
  • }} | B-L = The sigma baryons are a family of subatomic hadron particles which have two quarks from the first flavour generation (up and / or down quarks), and a third quark from a higher flavour generation, in a combination where the wavefunction sign remains constant when any two quark flavours are swapped. They are thus baryons, with total isospin of 1, and can either be neutral or have an elementary charge of +2, +1, 0, or −1. They are closely related to the lambda baryons, which differ only in the wavefunction's behaviour upon flavour exchange.

The third quark can hence be either a strange (symbols , , ), a charm (symbols , , ), a bottom (symbols , , ) or a top (symbols , , ) quark. However, the top sigmas are expected to never be observed, since the Standard Model predicts the mean lifetime of top quarks to be roughly .

List

The symbols encountered in these lists are: I (isospin), J (total angular momentum), P (parity), u (up quark), d (down quark), s (strange quark), c (charm quark), t (top quark), b (bottom quark), Q (electric charge), S (strangeness), C (charmness), B′ (bottomness), T (topness), as well as other subatomic particles (hover for name).

Antiparticles are not listed in the table; however, they simply would have all quarks changed to antiquarks (and vice versa), and Q, B, S, C, B′, T, would be of opposite signs. I, J, and P values in red have not been firmly established by experiments, but are predicted by the quark model and are consistent with the measurements. |display-authors=etal |name-list-style=amp

{{mvar|JP}} = {{sfrac|1|2}}+ sigma baryons

Particle
nameSymbolQuark
contentRest mass (MeV/c2)IJPQ (*e*)SCB′TMean lifetime (s)Decay modes (branching ratio)
Sigmafirst1=P.A.last2=Barnettfirst2=R.M.first3=J.last4=Dahlfirst4=O.first5=D.A.last6=Groomfirst6=D.E.first7=C.-J.last8=Lugovskyfirst8=K.S.first9=E.last10=Robinsonfirst10=D.J.collaboration=Particle Data Groupdisplay-authors=6date=2020-08-14title=Review of Particle Physicsjournal=Progress of Theoretical and Experimental Physicsissue=8doi=10.1093/ptep/ptaa104bibcode=2020PTEP.2020h3C01Planguage=en
Sigma1,192.642 ± 0.0241+0−10007.4 ± 0.7 × 10−20(100%)
Sigma1,197.449 ± 0.0301+−1−10001.479 ± 0.011 × 10−10((99.848±0.005)%)
Charmed sigma(2455)2,453.97 ± 0.141+20+1003.5 ± 0.4 × 10−22(≈100%)
Charmed sigma(2455)2,452.9 ± 0.4112}} ++10+1001.4 × 10−22(≈100%)
Charmed sigma(2455)2,453.75 ± 0.14112}} +00+1003.6± 0.4 × 10−22(≈100%)
Bottom sigma5,810.56 ± 0.23112}} ++100−101.31± 0.13 × 10−22
Bottom sigmaUnknown112}} +000−10UnknownUnknown
Bottom sigma5,815.2 ± 0.27112}} +−100−101.24± 0.13 × 10−22
Top sigma112}} ++2000+1
Top Sigma112}} ++1000+1
Top Sigma112}} +0000+1

† The standard model predicts that this particle cannot exist.

[a] PDG reports the resonance width (Γ). Here the conversion is given instead.

[b] The specific values of the name has not been decided yet, but will likely be close to (5810).

{{mvar|JP}} = {{sfrac|3|2}}+ sigma baryons

Particle
nameSymbolQuark
contentRest mass (MeV/c2)IJPQ (*e*)SCB′TMean lifetime (s)Commonly decays to
Sigmalast1=Amslercollaboration=Particle Data Groupdisplay-authors=etalyear=2008Sigma}}(1385)series=Particle listingsdepartment=Lawrence Berkeley Laboratorypublisher=University of Californiaurl=http://pdg.lbl.gov/2008/listings/b043.pdf(1385)1,382.8 ± 0.4
Sigma(1385)1,383.7 ± 1.01+0−10001.8 ± 0.3 × 10−23
Sigma(1385)1,387.2 ± 0.51+−1−10001.67 ± 0.09 × 10−23
Charmed sigma(2520)2,518.4 ± 0.61+20+1004.4 ± 0.6 × 10−23
Charmed sigma(2520)2,517.5 ± 2.3132}} ++10+1003.9 × 10−23
Charmed sigma(2520)2,518.0 ± 0.5132}} +00+1004.1 ± 0.5 × 10−23
Bottom sigmaUnknown132}} ++100−10UnknownUnknown
Bottom sigmaUnknown132}} +000−10UnknownUnknown
Bottom sigmaUnknown132}} +−100−10UnknownUnknown
Top sigma132}} ++2000+1
Top sigma132}} ++1000+1
Top sigma132}} +0000+1

† The standard model predicts that this particle cannot exist.

[c] PDG reports the resonance width (Γ). Here the conversion is given instead.

The following table compares the nearly-identical Lambda and neutral Sigma baryons:

Particle nameSymbolQuark
contentRest mass (MeV/c²)IJPQ (e)SCB′TMean lifetime (s)Commonly decays to
Lambda0+0−1000
Sigmafirst1=P.A.last2=Barnettfirst2=R.M.first3=J.last4=Dahlfirst4=O.first5=D.A.last6=Groomfirst6=D.E.first7=C.-J.last8=Lugovskyfirst8=K.S.first9=E.last10=Robinsonfirst10=D.J.collaboration=Particle Data Groupdisplay-authors=1date=2020-08-14title=Review of Particle Physicsjournal=Progress of Theoretical and Experimental Physicsissue=8pages=083C01doi-access=free

References

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References

  1. (2020). "Review of Particle Physics". Progress of Theoretical and Experimental Physics.
  2. (2008). "{{SubatomicParticle". University of California.
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