D meson
| Composition | 
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|---|---|
| Statistics | Bosonic | 
| Family | Mesons | 
| Interactions | Strong, weak, electromagnetic, gravitational | 
| Symbol | D+ , D− , D0 , D0 , D+ s, D− s | 
| Antiparticle | 
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| Discovered | SLAC (1976) | 
| Mass | |
| Mean lifetime | 
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| Electric charge | 
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| Spin | 0 ħ | 
| Strangeness | 
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| Charm | +1 | 
| Isospin | 
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| Parity | −1 | 
The D mesons are the lightest particle that contain charm quarks. They are often studied to gain knowledge on the weak interaction. The strange D mesons (Ds) were called "F mesons" prior to 1986.