tau lepton

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Kryptonite
gptkbp:antiparticle gptkb:tau_antilepton
gptkbp:associated_particle gptkb:tau_antineutrino
tau neutrino
gptkbp:charging_method -1
gptkbp:color_charge gptkb:none
gptkbp:conservation lepton flavor conservation
gptkbp:decay_width 2.5 Me V
gptkbp:discovery_year gptkb:1975
gptkbp:family third generation
gptkbp:first_appearance gptkb:SLAC
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label tau lepton
gptkbp:interacts_with weak force
gptkbp:isotopes electron
muon
gptkbp:lepton_number gptkb:1
gptkbp:lifespan 2.9 x 10^-13 seconds
gptkbp:mass 1776.86 Me V/c²
heavier than electron and muon
gptkbp:mode gptkb:Nexon
tau neutrino
electron
muon
pions
kaons
tau -> 3 pions + neutrinos
tau -> electron + neutrino + antineutrino
tau -> muon + neutrino + antineutrino
gptkbp:model gptkb:Standard_Model
gptkbp:produces electron-positron collisions
gptkbp:production_mechanism Z boson decay
W boson decay
gptkbp:quantum_number spin 1/2
baryon number 0
electric charge -1
lepton number +1
gptkbp:related_concept gptkb:quantum_field_theory
gptkb:Physics
CP violation
high-energy physics
neutrino physics
supersymmetry
lepton family
flavor physics
Higgs boson interactions
dark matter candidates
collider physics
beyond the Standard Model
gptkbp:role_in_physics study of neutrino oscillation
gptkbp:roll_rate 1/2
gptkbp:symbol τ
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Higgs_boson
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5