Mesotron

Translation of "mesotron" into Russian

Noun

/ˈmɛzətrɒn/

/ˈmɛzətrɑn/

mesotron

mesotrons pl

мезотрон

The mesotron is an unstable subatomic particle.

Мезотрон — это нестабильная субатомная частица.

Noun

/ˈmɛzətrɒn/

/ˈmɛzətrɑn/

(historical) An elementary particle, more commonly called a meson, whose mass lies between that of an electron and a proton.

Early physicists proposed the mesotron to explain the strong nuclear force.

(historical) Specifically, the particle now known as the muon.

The discovery that the mesotron did not participate in the strong force led to its re-identification as the muon.