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In the past, most experiments in particle physics involved stationary targets: one particle (usually a proton or an electron) was accelerated to a high energy E, and collided with a target particle at rest (Fig. 12.29a). Far higher relative energies are obtainable (with the same accelerator) if you accelerate both particles to energy E, and fire them at each other (Fig. 12.29b). Classically, the energy Eof one particle, relative to the other, is just 4E(why?) . . . not much of a gain (only a factor of 4). But relativistically the gain can be enormous. Assuming the two particles have the same mass, m, show that

E=2E2mc2=mc2 (12.58)

FIGURE 12.29

Suppose you use protons (mc2=1GeV)with E=30GeV. What Edo you get? What multiple of E does this amount to? (1GeV=109electronvolts)[Because of this relativistic enhancement, most modern elementary particle experiments involve colliding beams, instead of fixed targets.]

Short Answer

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The expression for E is E=2E2mc2-mc2 and the multiple of E to the required amount is E=60E.

Step by step solution

01

Expression for the zeroth component of momentum in  frame:

Write the expression for the zeroth component of momentum in S frame.

P=p-p'Ec=Ecp

鈥︹ (1)

Here, E is the energy, c is the speed of light,is the Lorentz factor, and p is the momentum.

02

Determine the expression for  and the multiple of E to the required amount:

Write the expression for the energyE.

E=ymc2

Here, y is the Lorentz contraction, m is the mass, and c is the speed of light.

Write the expression for the momentum.

p=ymv

Here,vis the velocity.

Write the formula for the velocity in terms of the Lorentz factor.

v=尾肠

Substitute E=ymc2,p=ymvandv=尾肠 in equation (1).

Ec=yEc--ymvE=yEc--ym尾肠cE=yEc+测尘尾2ccE=yE+ymc22

........(2)

It is known that:

y=11-v2c2

Substitute 尾肠 forvin the above expression.

y=11-尾肠2c2y=11-2y2=11-22=y2-1y2

Substitute role="math" localid="1654322970711" y2-1y2 for 2in equation (2).

E=7E+ymc2y2-1y2E=7E-y21mc2

Substitute Emc2 for y in the above expression.

E=Emc2E+Emc22-1mc2E=E2mc2+E2mc2-mc2E=2E2mc2-mc2 鈥︹ (3)

Substitute 30GeVforE in equation (3).

E=230GeV21GeV-1GeVE=1799GeV

So, the multiple ofEto the required amount will be,

E=60E

Therefore, the expression for Eis E=2E2mc2-mc2 and the multiple of E to the required amount is E=60E.

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