Making Matter Out of Extra Particles

In summary, the conversation discusses the possibility of creating atoms with nuclei made up of charmed and strange quarks surrounded by muon "clouds" or shells, or atoms with a top-and-bottom-quark-nucleus and a tau particle orbiting it. It is mentioned that both muons and strange quarks can exist in atomic orbitals, but they are short-lived due to being made of unstable particles. The participants also mention the rarity of creating hypernuclei and muons in high-energetic collisions, and the difficulty of studying them due to their short lifetimes.
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Have we ever observed or created atoms with nuclei made up of charmed and strange quarks, surrounded by a muon "cloud" or "shell"? Or perhaps an atom with a top-and-bottom-quark-nucleus and a tau particle orbiting it?
 
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You can have muons in atomic orbitals and you can have strange quarks in the nucleus - these are called hypernuclei. Both are very short lived because they are made of unstable particles.
 
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I don't think we have. Muons live long enough to make e.g. muonium, but the heavier quarks (or the nucleus candidates they can form) live too shortly to play these games.
 
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Both hypernuclei (at least two nucleons, and at least one of them with a heavier quark) and muons are rare products of high-energetic collisions, getting two of them close enough in phase-space to get bound will happen extremely rarely. I don't know numbers - we might have produced them, but I don't think there are experimental results. Such a study will have a hard time finding a few events in a huge background.

Individually, they have been observed of course.

The top-quark is too short-living to get bound in hadrons.
 
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Thanks a lot guys. I can't tell you how much I appreciate your straightforward answers :)
 

Related to Making Matter Out of Extra Particles

What is "Making Matter Out of Extra Particles"?

"Making Matter Out of Extra Particles" is a theoretical concept in particle physics that suggests it may be possible to create matter out of subatomic particles that are not typically considered to have mass, such as neutrinos. This process is known as "pair production" and is currently being studied by scientists to better understand the nature of matter.

How do scientists plan to make matter out of extra particles?

Scientists are currently exploring various methods for creating matter out of extra particles, including colliding particles at high energies and using intense lasers to generate conditions that could lead to pair production. These experiments are still in the early stages and require further research and development.

What are the potential applications of making matter out of extra particles?

The ability to create matter out of extra particles could have significant implications for our understanding of the universe and could potentially lead to advancements in fields such as quantum computing and energy generation. It could also help us to better understand the origins of the universe and the fundamental building blocks of matter.

Is making matter out of extra particles possible?

While there is currently no evidence to suggest that matter can be created out of extra particles, scientists continue to conduct research and experiments to explore the feasibility of this concept. Theoretical models and early experiments have shown some promising results, but further study is needed to determine if this is truly possible.

What challenges do scientists face in making matter out of extra particles?

There are several challenges that scientists face in trying to make matter out of extra particles. One major obstacle is the difficulty in creating conditions that are conducive to pair production. Additionally, the technology needed to carry out these experiments is still in its early stages and requires further development. Finally, there is still much we do not know about the nature of matter and its interactions, making it a complex and challenging area of study.

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