Decay: Decay Examples

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Please explore the following decays and annihilations:
Neutron Beta Decay: A neutron decays into an electron, a proton, and an antineutrino.
An electron and positron annihilate into D+ and D- mesons.

Watch an animation of this process

A top quark can be produced when a proton and an antiproton annihilate.

Watch an animation of this process

In an eta_c particle, the charm quark and an anti-charm quark may annihilate into a pion and two kaons.
A bubble chamber photograph shows the annihilation of a proton and an antiproton which produces eight pions.

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