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Elementary Particles MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Elementary Particles
Tree Number(s)
G01.249
Unique ID
D004601
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004601
Annotation
IM; includes nucleons, quarks, gluons, neutrinos, strange particles, antiparticles
Scope Note
Individual components of atoms, usually subatomic; subnuclear particles are usually detected only when the atomic nucleus decays and then only transiently, as most of them are unstable, often yielding pure energy without substance, i.e., radiation.
Entry Term(s)
Baryons
Fundamental Particles
Previous Indexing
Nuclear Physics (1966-1970)
Public MeSH Note
75; BARYONS was heading 1975-84
Online Note
use ELEMENTARY PARTICLES to search BARYONS 1975-84
History Note
75(71); BARYONS was heading 1975-84
Date Established
1975/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2008/07/08
Elementary Particles Preferred
Baryons Narrower
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