Physics: Principles with Applications (7th Edition)

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Chapter 32 - Elementary Particles - Problems - Page 945: 38

Answer

$D_S^+=c\overline{s}$.

Work Step by Step

We want to make a $D_S^+$ meson. This has charge = 1, baryon number = 0, strangeness = 1, charm = +1. We assume that bottomness = 0, and topness = 0. To have charm = 1, one of the quarks must be a c quark. This has a charge of $+\frac{2}{3}e$. Therefore, since the total charge is 1, the other quark has a charge of $\frac{1}{3}e$. The baryon number is 0, so the second quark is an antiquark. SInce this meson has strangeness of +1, the other quark must be a strange antiquark. $$D_S^+=c\overline{s}$$
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