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Heavy subatomic particles that interact strongly in nuclei. The lowest-mass examples are the proton and neutron.
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common particles including photons and neutrinos created at approximately 10^-33 seconds after the Big Bang
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A group of hadrons that are made with 3 quarks. Examples include protons and neutrons. See also: hadron, quark, proton, neutron, Debriefing
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hadron composed of three quarks. Examples include the protons and neutrons found in ordinary nuclei.
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The class of subatomic particles in which protons and neutrons are included. The baryons form the atomic nucleus, along with another class of particles - the mesons. We, and everything we can see around us, are made of baryonic matter.
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Heavy subatomic particles, such as protons and neutrons, that make up the nuclei of atoms.
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Elementary particles belonging to a type of fermions that includes the nucleons, hyperons, delta particles, and others. Each baryon is associated with a baryon number of one, which is a quantity conserved in all nuclear reactions.
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(also known as nucleons) The heavier particles, e.g., protons and neutrons, that make up the nucleus of an atom; any particle whose decay products include a proton.
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