baryon octet

baryon octet

[′bar·ē‚än äk′tet]
(particle physics)
The group of one lambda, three sigma, and two xi hyperons and two nucleons, all having spin ½ and positive parity, and forming a symmetrical pattern as suggested by SU3 symmetry.
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