Pseudovector meson

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In high energy physics, a pseudovector meson or axial vector meson is a meson with total spin 1 and even parity (+) (usually noted as J ^P = 1⁺ ).

Compare to a vector meson, which has a total spin 1 and odd parity (that is, J ^P = 1⁻ ).