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A beam of high-energy 蟺 鈭 (negative pions) is shot at a flask of liquid hydrogen, and sometimes a pion interacts through the strong interaction with a proton in the hydrogen, in the reaction 蟿蟿-+p+蟿蟿-+X+, where X + is a positively charged particle of unknown mass. The incoming pion momentum is 3 GeV/c (1GeV = 1000 MeV = 1 脳 109 electron-volts). The pion is scattered through , and its momentum is measured to be 1510 MeV/c (this is done by observing the radius of curvature of its circular trajectory in a magnetic field). A pion has a rest energy of 140 MeV, and a proton has a rest energy of 938 MeV. What is the rest mass of the unknown X+ particle, in MeVc2? Explain your work carefully. It is advantageous to write the equations not in terms of v but rather in terms of E and p; remember that E2-(pc)2=(mc2)2.

Short Answer

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The rest mass of the unknown X+ particle is1241.6MeV/c2

Step by step solution

01

Identification of given data

The given data can be listed below,

  • The momentum of incoming pion is 3GeV/c
  • Angle of scattering is 40潞
  • Rest mass energy of pion is 140MeV
  • Rest mass energy of proton is 938 MeV
  • Measured final momentum is 1510 MeV/c
02

Concept/Significance of the energy momentum

The energy momentum relation is relativistic case is given as

E=(pc)2+(m0c2)2

Here, E denotes the total energy, c is the speed of light, p is the momentum of the particle and m0 is the rest mass of the particle.

03

Determination of the rest mass of the unknown particle X+

The initial momentum of particle is given by,

P蟿蟿,i=3GeVc1000MeV1GeV=3000MeV/c

By conservation of momentum in x direction.

Pp,i+P,i=P,fcos40+Pxcos

Here, Pp,iis the initial momentum of the proton,P,fis the final momentum of the particle and Pxis the momentum of the unknown particle X.

Pp,i=0, as the proton is initially at rest.

So,

P蟺颈=P,fcos40+Pxcos ....(i)

Similarly, conserving momentum in y direction-

0=P,fsin40-PxsinPx=P,fsin40sin ...(ii)

Substituting the Pxexpression of equation (ii) in equation (i) and solving-

P蟺颈=P蟺蹿cos40+P,fsin40tan

Solving for and substituting all the values

tan=(1510Mev/c)sin403000MeV/c-1510MeV/ccos40tan=970.6MeV/c1843.3Mev/c=tan-1(0.53)=27.8

This is the scattering angle of X+

For momentum of X+ particle using equation (ii)

Px=(1510MeV/c)sin40sin(27.8)=2082.8MeV/c

Now, the energy expression for the given reaction is-

E蟿蟿,i+Ep,rest=E蟿蟿,f+Ex

Solving for EX

Ex=E蟿蟿,i+Ep.rest-E蟿蟿.f

Using relativistic energy equation

E蟿蟿,i=E蟿蟿,rest2+(P蟿蟿,ic)2=(140MeV)2+(3000MeVc)2c=3003.3MeVE蟿蟿,f=E蟿蟿,rest2+(P蟿蟿,fc)2=(140MeV)2+(1510MeVc)2c=1516.5MeV

Therefore,

Ex=3003.3MeV+38MeV-1516.5MeV=2424.8MeV

Finally, the rest mass of the unknown particle X+ is-

mx=Ex2-Px2c2c4=(2424.8MeV)2-(2082.8MeV/c)2c2c4=1241.6MeV/c2

Thus, the rest mass energy of the unknown particle is1241.6MeV/c2

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