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Homework Statement
A Σ0 baryon, traveling with an energy of 2 GeV, decays electromagnetically into a Λ and a photon.
What condition results in the Λ carrying the maximum possible energy after the decay? Sketch how the decay appears in this case, and calculate this energy. Explain your reasoning.
[Mass of Σ0 is 1.193 GeV/c2; mass of Λ is 1.116 GeV/c2]
Homework Equations
E^2 = m^2 + p^2
The Attempt at a Solution
in the rest frame of the sigma baryon, E_sigma = m_sigma
p_lambda = - p_photon
E^2_lambda = m^2_lambda + p^2 lambda
E_photon = modulus of p photon.
im trying to start by solving for the energy of the lambda particle in the rest frame of the sigma baryon but I am stuck. so far i have
E_lam = E_sig - E_photon