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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Label Occurrences
K_S^0 canonical 1

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

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