Delta baryon

Delta baryon
Composition

  • Δ++
    :
    u

    u

    u

  • Δ+
    :
    u

    u

    d

  • Δ0
    :
    u

    d

    d

  • Δ
    :
    d

    d

    d
StatisticsFermionic
InteractionsStrong, weak, electromagnetic, and gravity
SymbolΔ
Types4
Mass1232±MeV/c2
Spin 3 /2,  5 /2,  7 /2 ...
Strangeness0
Charm0
Bottomness0
Topness0
Isospin 3 /2

The Delta baryons (or Δ baryons, also called Delta resonances) are a family of subatomic particle made of three up or down quarks (u or d quarks), the same constituent quarks that make up the more familiar protons and neutrons.