Problem 3) We consider a collision of an electron with a positron at rest. Determine the minimal necessary kinetic energy of the electron beam, to produce a proton anti-proton pair. Mass electron and positron: mẹ = 0.511 MeV/c?, Mass proton and anti-proton: mp = 0.938 GeV/c²
Problem 3) We consider a collision of an electron with a positron at rest. Determine the minimal necessary kinetic energy of the electron beam, to produce a proton anti-proton pair. Mass electron and positron: mẹ = 0.511 MeV/c?, Mass proton and anti-proton: mp = 0.938 GeV/c²
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Transcribed Image Text:Problem 3) We consider a collision of an electron with a positron at rest. Determine the
minimal necessary kinetic energy of the electron beam, to produce a proton anti-proton pair.
Mass electron and positron: me = 0.511 MeV/c²,
Mass proton and anti-proton: mp
= 0.938 GeV/c²
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