antiproton
antiparticle of the proton
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Summary
antiproton is a type of quantum particle[1]. antiproton draws 1,447 Wikipedia views per month (type of quantum particle category, ranking #48 of 125).[2]
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: Emilio G. Segrè[3], Owen Chamberlain[4]
- Instance of: isotope of antihydrogen[5]
- Subclass of: antinucleon[6], charged particle[7]
- Commons category: Antiprotons[8]
- Interaction: strong interaction[9], weak interaction[10], electromagnetic interaction[11], gravity[12]
- Has part(s): up antiquark[13], down antiquark[14]
- Time of discovery or invention: 1955[15]
- Spin quantum number: 0.5[16]
- Isospin quantum number: 0.5[17]
- Isospin z-component: -0.5[18]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[19]
- Monte Carlo Particle Number: -2212[20]
- Antiparticle: proton[21]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[22]
Why It Matters
antiproton has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] antiproton is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]