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ammonia neutral particle NH₃

antineutrino neutrino antiparticle Fermi-Dirac statistics 1/2 The antiparticle of a neutrino.

antineutron radioactive particle neutron 3 The average time in which a particle decays the products produced immediately after decay Fermi-Dirac statistics 1/2 or 3/2 The antiparticle of a neutron. A neutron and antineutron both have the same mass and zero electric charge, but can be differentiated by their interactions: a neutron and an antineutron can annihilate into gamma rays, while two neutrons cannot. the total energy produced when the particle decays

carbon monoxide neutral particle < 10000 K CO A molecule consisting of one carbon atom and one oxygen atom. It is the most abundant interstellar molecule after molecular hydrogen and is especially useful because it radiates at radio wavelengths, so astronomers can use it to map the distribution of molecular hydrogen.

graviton hypothetical gravity hypothetical particle 0 Bose-Einstein statistics 2 force carrier The quanta thought to convey gravitational force; analogous to the photons, gluons, and intermediate vector bosons of electromagnetism and the strong and weak nuclear forces. Predicted by quantum theory of gravity, gravitons have not yet been detected.

methanol neutral particle CH₃OH 1970 methyl alcohol More rotational lines have been observed astronomically for it than for any other molecule.

molecular hydrogen diatomic molecule < 10000 K H₂ neutral particle A molecule of hydrogen, discovered in interstellar space in 1970. H₂ is a very hard molecule to detect. None of its transitions lie in the visible part of the spectrum. Second, being a symmetric homonuclear molecule, it does not have an electric-dipole rotation-vibration spectrum, and detection must be based on the weak quadrupole spectrum. Third, ultraviolet radiation is a very efficient dissociator of H₂, so any H₂ that survived would presumably be located inside very dense interstellar clouds. So far observations have borne out this supposition. Measurements of the region within about 1 kpc of the Sun suggest that H₂ is about twice as abundant as atomic H.

molecular oxygen neutral particle < 10000 K O₂

neutrino antineutrino massless particle 0 Fermi-Dirac statistics 1/2 A stable particle with no charge, a rest mass of zero, and a spin of 1/2, that carries away energy in the course of nuclear reactions. Its main characteristic is the weakness of its interactions with all other particles. Since the wavelengths of neutrinos at the energies at which they are normally emitted from unstable nuclei are only a few thousandths of an angstrom (compared with the wavelength of a light photon which is several thousand angstroms), they have negligible probability (10^-19 that of a light photon) of interacting with matter and escape at the speed of light. Neutrinos arise only in the energy-producing regions of stars and therefore, unlike light photons, provide direct evidence of conditions in stellar cores. There are two types of neutrinos, those associated with electrons (v_e) and those associated with muons (v_µ).

neutron nucleus radioactive particle 3 15 minutes proton, electron two down quarks and one up quark 1.6749 × 10^-24 g Fermi-Dirac statistics 1/2 Stable within the nucleus, the neutron if isolated decays, with a ha half-life of fifteen minutes. the total energy produced when the particle decays

photon physics electromagnetism transverse wave 0 Bose-Einstein statistics 1 electromagnetic radiation A transverse wave of electric and magnetic fields which can propagate through empty space.

pi0 neutral particle 2 -has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press two γ-rays 264 m_e Bose-Einstein statistics -has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press π-meson

positronium boson The average time in which a particle decays the products produced immediately after decay Bose-Einstein statistics integral A positron and electron bound together electrostaticaly. the total energy produced when the particle decays

water vapor neutral particle H₂O

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Subject	is part of	has acceptance statu	is an instance of	has antiparticle	has number of quark	has decompostion temperature	has symbol	has domain	carries the force	has lifetime	has propagation direction	has period	has decay product	has amplitude	has discovery in space date	has composition	is a kind of	has mass	has quantum behavior	has spin	has synonym	has definition	has desintegration energy
ammonia			neutral particle				NH₃
antineutrino				neutrino													antiparticle		Fermi-Dirac statistics	1/2		The antiparticle of a neutrino.
antineutron			radioactive particle	neutron	3					The average time in which a particle decays			the products produced immediately after decay						Fermi-Dirac statistics	1/2 or 3/2		The antiparticle of a neutron. A neutron and antineutron both have the same mass and zero electric charge, but can be differentiated by their interactions: a neutron and an antineutron can annihilate into gamma rays, while two neutrons cannot.	the total energy produced when the particle decays
carbon monoxide			neutral particle			< 10000 K	CO															A molecule consisting of one carbon atom and one oxygen atom. It is the most abundant interstellar molecule after molecular hydrogen and is especially useful because it radiates at radio wavelengths, so astronomers can use it to map the distribution of molecular hydrogen.
graviton		hypothetical							gravity								hypothetical particle	0	Bose-Einstein statistics	2	force carrier	The quanta thought to convey gravitational force; analogous to the photons, gluons, and intermediate vector bosons of electromagnetism and the strong and weak nuclear forces. Predicted by quantum theory of gravity, gravitons have not yet been detected.
methanol			neutral particle				CH₃OH								1970						methyl alcohol	More rotational lines have been observed astronomically for it than for any other molecule.
molecular hydrogen			diatomic molecule			< 10000 K	H₂										neutral particle					A molecule of hydrogen, discovered in interstellar space in 1970. H₂ is a very hard molecule to detect. None of its transitions lie in the visible part of the spectrum. Second, being a symmetric homonuclear molecule, it does not have an electric-dipole rotation-vibration spectrum, and detection must be based on the weak quadrupole spectrum. Third, ultraviolet radiation is a very efficient dissociator of H₂, so any H₂ that survived would presumably be located inside very dense interstellar clouds. So far observations have borne out this supposition. Measurements of the region within about 1 kpc of the Sun suggest that H₂ is about twice as abundant as atomic H.
molecular oxygen			neutral particle			< 10000 K	O₂
neutrino				antineutrino													massless particle	0	Fermi-Dirac statistics	1/2		A stable particle with no charge, a rest mass of zero, and a spin of 1/2, that carries away energy in the course of nuclear reactions. Its main characteristic is the weakness of its interactions with all other particles. Since the wavelengths of neutrinos at the energies at which they are normally emitted from unstable nuclei are only a few thousandths of an angstrom (compared with the wavelength of a light photon which is several thousand angstroms), they have negligible probability (10^-19 that of a light photon) of interacting with matter and escape at the speed of light. Neutrinos arise only in the energy-producing regions of stars and therefore, unlike light photons, provide direct evidence of conditions in stellar cores. There are two types of neutrinos, those associated with electrons (v_e) and those associated with muons (v_µ).
neutron	nucleus		radioactive particle		3					15 minutes			proton, electron			two down quarks and one up quark		1.6749 × 10^-24 g	Fermi-Dirac statistics	1/2		Stable within the nucleus, the neutron if isolated decays, with a ha half-life of fifteen minutes.	the total energy produced when the particle decays
photon								physics	electromagnetism								transverse wave	0	Bose-Einstein statistics	1	electromagnetic radiation	A transverse wave of electric and magnetic fields which can propagate through empty space.
pi0			neutral particle		2					-has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press			two γ-rays					264 m_e	Bose-Einstein statistics	-has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press	π-meson
positronium			boson							The average time in which a particle decays			the products produced immediately after decay						Bose-Einstein statistics	integral		A positron and electron bound together electrostaticaly.	the total energy produced when the particle decays
water vapor			neutral particle				H₂O