The experiment by Fitch and Cronin used what kind of meson?
Pi-meson
Eta-meson
K-meson
B-meson
Answer
K-meson, a subatomic particle, was the focus of the Fitch and Cronin experiment, which aimed to investigate a phenomenon called CP violation. This violation refers to the slight difference in the behavior of subatomic particles and their antiparticles, challenging the fundamental principle of symmetry in nature. The experiment made significant contributions to our understanding of fundamental particle physics and earned the researchers the 1980 Nobel Prize in Physics.
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