List of Known Subatomic Particles
This document contains a categorized list of known subatomic particles including
elementary particles, baryons, mesons, and exotic particles.
Elementary Particles (Standard Model)
Particle Name Symbol / Composition
Up Quark u
Down Quark d
Charm Quark c
Strange Quark s
Top Quark t
Bottom Quark b
Electron e⁻
Muon μ⁻
Tau τ⁻
Electron Neutrino νₑ
Muon Neutrino ν_μ
Tau Neutrino ν_τ
Photon γ
Gluon g
W⁺ Boson W⁺
W⁻ Boson W⁻
Z⁰ Boson Z⁰
Higgs Boson H
Graviton (hypothetical) G
Baryons
Particle Name Symbol / Composition
Proton uud
Neutron udd
Lambda Λ⁰
Sigma⁺ uus
Sigma⁰ uds
Sigma⁻ dds
Xi⁰ uss
Xi⁻ dss
Omega⁻ sss
Delta++ uuu
Delta+ uud
Delta0 udd
Delta- ddd
N*(1440) excited nucleon
Lambda_c⁺ udc
Sigma_c⁺ uuc
Xi_c⁺ usc
Omega_c⁰ ssc
Mesons
Particle Name Symbol / Composition
Pion⁺ π⁺
Pion⁰ π⁰
Pion⁻ π⁻
Kaon⁺ K⁺
Kaon⁻ K⁻
Kaon⁰ K⁰
Eta η
Eta prime η′
D⁺ cd̄
D⁰ cū
D_s⁺ cs̄
B⁺ ub̄
B⁰ db̄
B_s⁰ sb̄
J/ψ c̄c
Υ b̄ b
χ_c excited charmonium
χ_b excited bottomonium
φ meson s̄s
Exotic Particles
Particle Name Symbol / Composition
Tetraquark X(3872) exotic
Pentaquark P_c(4450) exotic
Glueball hypothetical
Hybrid meson quark + gluon
Antiparticles
Particle Name Symbol / Composition
Positron e⁺
Anti-muon μ⁺
Anti-tau τ⁺
Antiproton p̄
Antineutron n̄
Anti-Lambda Λ̄