Decay modes Definition and 12 Threads

When learning about chirality I was very surprised to find that for QED and QCD the decay modes that would produce 2 particles with the same chirality had a Matrix Element of 0, which I took to mean that angular momentum was being conserved. Even the W only decay into RH antiparticles and LH...

I've been asked to find the ratio between the cross sections of the two folowing decais: Using the CKM matrix and the feynman diagrams for both decays, I reach the conclusion that the Ratio is exactly 1. However, consulting this document...

Homework Statement (a) Explain spin and parity of mesons (b) State their quark content (c) Draw a feynman diagram of J/psi decay (d) Why doesn't ##\chi## undergo leptonic decay? (e) What is the minimum centre of mass? [/B] Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution Part(a)[/B] Spin is...

Homework Statement The question is that the decay modes for the ##W+## boson are , ##e^+ v_{e}, \mu^+ v_{\mu}, \tau^+ v_{\tau}, ud', cs' ##, where a ' denotes a anitquark, neglecting the masses of the decay products estimate the branching ratios of the ##W+##? Homework Equations N/A The...

Homework Statement (a) What are the branching ratios for EM decay only? (b) What does this reveal about the strength of strong interaction? (c)What are the relative rates of decay? Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution Part (a) [/B] For EM-only decay, the branching ratio would be...

how can we guess the possible decay modes for an element with three given quantities: A, Z and mass difference in MeV

Homework Statement A possible decay mode a of a positive Kaon in the production of three Pions as shown below:. K+ → π+ + π+ + π− Whats is the maximum Kinetic energy that anyone of the pions can have? The kaon is a rest when...

Under the Higgs in wiki it says "Another possibility is for the Higgs to split into a pair of massive gauge bosons. The most likely possibility is for the Higgs to decay into a pair of W bosons (the light blue line in the plot), which happens about 23.1% of the time for a Higgs boson with a mass...

1)Is Potassium-40 dangerous material?How dangerous is it?Does it belong to restricted materials? 2)Why Potassium-40 decays in such different modes such as beta decay,electron capture, and positron decay?What could be done to prevent it decay in other ways with exept beta decay?Or what could be...

Let's take for example the decay K+ -> pi+,pi0,gamma This can proceed via direct emission or inner bremsstrahlung. I have questions for each of these modes 1. For inner bremsstrahlung, it is a final charged product that radiates, correct? In this case the pi+. What is causing the...

Hello I'm looking for a list,as complete as possible, of decay modes and their probabilities, for all known subatomic particles. I've been googling, but found only bits and pieces. Perhaps someone knows a place on internet, or has found a free document to share, or anything like that thanks

I need a reference describing the possible decay modes of the Higgs. Can anyone recommend any books or websites?