What are those strange particle names in old publications?

Document #:

GlueX-doc-5555-v1

Document type:

Hall D Note

Submitted by:

Curtis A. Meyer

Updated by:

Curtis A. Meyer

Document Created:

13 Apr 2022, 20:22

Contents Revised:

13 Apr 2022, 20:22

Metadata Revised:

13 Apr 2022, 20:22

Abstract:

A walk down memory lane for those of us doing particle physics prior to 1986 when the particle data group standardized the naming scheme for mesons.

Files in Document:

• (1) pdf file (meson-names.pdf, 59.7 kB)
• (2) LaTeX file (meson-names.tex, 1.7 kB)

Topics:

• GlueX Physics
• GlueX Physics:General

Authors:

• Curtis A. Meyer

Keywords:

hadronic physics meson spectroscopy