Meson Definition and 110 Threads

I started checking for angular momentum conservation. The initial state has ##J_{in}=S_{\phi}=1##. The pions in the final state all have 0 spin, so the total angular momentum in the final state comes only from orbital momentum. Call ##L_{\pm}## the orbital momentum of the charged pions orbiting...

I have trouble understanding the diagram and the answer key. 1) I am thinking time is the horizontal axis. Since A is π+, the quark composition will be ##u## and ##\bar{d}##. There are 2 vertices, let say P (on the left) and Q (on the right). I don't understand the conservation of charge at...

I know the mass of J/ψ to be 3097 mev and the mass of phi to be 1018 mev. I know that J/ψ decays to electron and positron 5% of the time. I also know the full width of j/psi to be 0.092mev and that the phi meson lives 50 times longer than J/ψ . My professor claims that if I am given that info...

This is from Griffiths' Elementary Particles, section 8.4.1. By analysing the colour factor, the conclusion is that a quark/anti-quark pair attract in the colour singlet configuration: $$\frac 1 {\sqrt 3}(r\bar r + b \bar b + g \bar g)$$ And this explains (to some extent) why mesons are...

Homework Statement:: I am studying how to compute the meson-decay amplitude worked out in Tong's notes (pages 55 and 56; I attached the PDF). Relevant Equations:: $$<f|S|i>=-ig<f| \int d^4 x \psi^{\dagger} (x) \psi (x) \phi (x) |i>$$ The initial and final states are given by $$|i > = \sqrt{2...

Conservation of Energy: 9GeV + E = 5.3GeV + 5.3GeV Therefore E = 1.6GeV for the threshold energy. How would I find the velocity of B0 mesons so that I can calculate their mean distance? Then it would just be distance = velocity of b0 * mean proper lifetime Right?

I started combining 2 pions: ##|\pi ^{0},\pi ^{0} >=\sqrt{\frac{2}{3}}|2,0>-\sqrt{\frac{1}{3}}|0,0>## What should i do now? Should i continue combining the third pion or can i already say that it's forbidden? If yes, why? Is it because the state antisymmetric, impossible for two bosons?

Hello! I am reading Modern Particle Physics by Mark Thomson and in chapter 9.6.2 he writes the composition of certain mesons. However for some of them he uses an equality sign: $$|\rho^0> = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}(u\bar{u}-d\bar{d})$$ while for others he writes: $$|\omega> \approx...

Homework Statement The longer-range inter-nucleon force is not a direct result of the gluon field, but is indirectly affected by a quark-antiquark pair (i.e. meson). If this ‘residual’ strong interaction between nucleons is mediated by a π-meson, then what is the maximum time period in which...

The longer-range inter-nucleon force is not a direct result of the gluon field, but is indirectly affected by a quark-antiquark pair (meson). If this ‘residual’ strong interaction between nucleons is mediated by a π-meson, then what is the maximum time period in which the interaction takes...

Consider the following reaction of strong interaction (in a scattering process) $$n+\pi^+\to \Lambda_0+K^+\tag{1}$$ Then the particle ##\Lambda_0## formed decays with weak interaction $$\Lambda_0\to \pi^+ +p\tag{2}$$ For each decay process I measure the four momenta of ##K^+##, ##\pi^+##...

The (residual) strong force between nucleons can be desribed as - The exchange of a meson (from a nucleon to the other), as in picture b) - The exchange of a quark and an antiquark: in picture a) one nucleon "gives" a quark and receive an antiquark and it's the opposite for the other I do...

is the amplitude of pure leptonic decay of pseudo scalar meson(say K→ee), while is the amplitude of the semileptonic decay of K→π ee. Kindly explain why does sd replace sγ5d ee in the amplitude?

Neutron and proton are themselves not composed of mesons, then how do they emit these particles inside the nucleus?

Mesons and baryons have both a ground state and excited states involving the same valence quarks but a higher mass (which can in principle be calculated from QCD). Fundamental fermions and bosons, however, do not appear to display this behavior. They have a ground state, and while there are...

The composition of the π0 is (uu_bar - dd_bar/√2; while the composition of the η meson is (uu_bar + dd_bar)/√2. Why is there a - sign in π0 while is there a + sign in η? How are the signs determined? By the way, can I type Latex symbols on this site? I tried to type the anti up quark by typing...

Homework Statement A K meson (an elementary particle with approximately 500 Mev rest mass) traveling through the laboratory breaks up into two Pi mesons (elementary particles with 140 Mev rest energies). One of the Pi mesons is left at rest. What is the total energy of the remaining Pi meson...

What is the mass of the lightest vector meson formed by bottom quarks and antiquarks?

Considering a D0->π+K- where the D meson decays from rest. If one was to want to calculate the invariant mass of the D meson by measuring the momenta of the pion and kaon, following from conservation of momentum: m2=(Eπ+EK)2-(pπ+pK)2 However by inputting numerical data Eπ=137MeV EK=493MeV...

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-04/thni-tma041217.php In its most recent analysis the LHCb experiment team took into account not only the first but also the second phase of operation of the LHC. The larger statistics helped achieve exceptional accuracy of the measurement of the...

Homework Statement We were supplied with several images of hydrogen bubble chamber tracks, from which we measured the length of the (invisible) K0 track, angles of departure from the K0 meson's track and curvature. As a way to limit the amount of data we're talking about, I'll only discuss the...

Homework Statement A charged π meson (rest mass = 273me) decays into a neutrino (zero rest mass) and a μ meson (rest mass = 207me). Find the kinetic energies of the neutrino and the mu meson. Homework Equations E = moγc2 K = mo(γ-1)c2 v = pc2/E p = moγv The Attempt at a Solution In the rest...

Homework Statement Earlier my teacher put this equation on the board, π_0 --> γ+γ It appears to work until you consider spin. Homework Equations a quick google search reveals that the spin of a photon is +1 and the spin of a pi meson is 0 The Attempt at a Solution This appears to work for...

Homework Statement See Image The bit about Spectral lines, I couldn't explain why[/B] Homework Equations ΔEΔt≈h The Attempt at a Solution I expected the histogram to peak at the given mass in question and to have a width of about 0.08 MeV calculated as ΔE from the Energy-time uncertainty...

Homework Statement Homework Equations E^2=m^2~p^2 k mass = 497.7Mev/c^2 pion mass = 139.6 Mev/c^2 The Attempt at a Solution Using the rest frame i figured that E_pi=m_k/2 so P_pi = sqrt(E_pi^2 - m_pi^2) the pion energy is half of the k meson mass so substituting that i end up with 206Mev/c...

Hello everyone, If a nucleus consisting solely of mesons has enough mesons in it, will it be stable? Mesons are bosons, therefore (unlike baryons) they aren't effected by the pauli exclusion principle, so they all can acquire the lowest energy state. In theory, if there are enough mesons, the...

My question is why there is -1/2 for ω meson?

There's this game called sword of the stars and one of the most interesting weapons is the meson beam. Essentially what happens is that mesons are generated and accelerated close to the speed of light so that they decay once they're inside an enemy ship, thus bypassing all defenses and creating...

Homework Statement I'm trying to confirm the speed of an antimuon in the \pi^+ \rightarrow \mu^+ \nu_{\mu} decay through the laws of conservation but it doesn't add up. Homework Equations [/B] 1.Energy-momentum relation: E^2 = (pc)^2 + (mc^2)^2 2. Rest masses: m_{\pi} = 139.6 \...

Hi All Thanks for welcoming me to the physics forum. I am reading Greiner and Mueller's Quantum Mechanics: Symmetries and am stuck at not understanding the vector meson ( rho meson)'s spin states. For S=1 we get three states -1, 0, and 1. Prof. Mueller separated them as a rho +/-1, and rho 0 ...

Why mesons mixed states are defined as SOMETHING +/- SOMETHING [+/- SOMETHING] normalized by 1/sqrt(2) or 1/sqrt(3), So the sum uses quotient +1 or -1. But in electroweak symmetry breaking charged W boson is defined as W1 (+/-) i*W2, so the quotient is +i or -i. So why mesons never use...

Hi everyone, i was reading the article of Cristenson,Cronin,Fitch and Turlay of 1964, the one that discovered CP violation in the system of neutral K mesons. There is one point in it that i don't get it. They say "the angle should be zero for two body decay and is, in general, different from...

Do you know any books or reviews that explains these in sufficient detail? I am having some small problems in understanding the triangles of the CKM matrix elements and experiments conducted for their measurement...

I am looking into the probability for : \mathcal{P}(B^0 \rightarrow B^0). I said that if I start from a state |B^0> = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} (|B_L> +|B_H>) with L(ight)/H(heavy) are the mass eigenstates, then after some time t the state will evolve: |B^0(t) > = e^{-iHt} |B^0>= \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} (...

What reasons prevent the decay $\omega \rightarrow \pi^0 \pi^0 \pi^0$ from happening?

Hello, I need to research online about the difference between neutral meson and neutrino oscillations. However I've found this difficult. I haven't found anywhere any comments on the differences between the two. The only thing which comes to mind is that the mesons can interact in their mass...

Homework Statement (a)Draw feynman diagrams of upsilon meson. Why is decay to ##q\bar q## states suppressed? Explain why width for 4s is much wider. (b) How do B mesons decay? Why is no other type of interaction possible? Draw feynman diagrams. (c) Find the distance traveled by 1s and 4s. (d)...

If you consider the ##\chi_0 ## with a mass of ## 3.4 GeV/c^2## meson, why doesn't it decay to a pair of charged leptons? Technically it is possible though the weak interaction (Z boson) or EM interaction, right? Is it because it is so heavily suppressed because the strong interactions are...

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 (a) What is a meson? (b) State what these mesons are made up of and explain their quantum numbers and interactions. (c) Find the lifetimes of rho meson and kaon. (d) Find the dominant decay mode and explain why. (e) Why is decay to 2 neutral pions forbidden? (f) Explain how...

As far as I know a Baryon is made of three Quarks (eg uud, udd etc) and a Meson of two Quarks, a Quark/Antiquark pair. As I am not a student / scholar in Physics but very deeply interested in this field, I couldn't find any explanation, why a Meson is omly made up by a Quark/Antiquark pair. What...

Hi there, In a reference as 1303.5877v1 [hep-ph ] the SM branching ratio of ## B \to \tau \nu ## is given by: ## \frac{m_B G_F^2 m_\tau^2 \tau_B f^2_B } { 8 \pi } V_{ub}^2 ( 1 - \frac{m_\tau^2}{m_B^2} )^2 ## . In the SM model the value of this BR ## \sim 0.7 \times 10^{-4} ## . But I don't...

Excited baryon could decay into photon and ground state baryon,but could it decay into omega meson and ground state baryon?Could you introduce me some articles about it,experimental or theoretical?

Homework Statement The ##B^+## meson decays through the weak interaction. One of its decay channels is . If a ##B^+## is traveling with a total energy of 9.90 GeV, calculate the range of possible energies the produced may have. (i.e. determine the minimum and maximum values of its energy.)...

Hey Folks, I wanted to put together a single spreadsheet of subatomic particles (e-, ν, b, t, π Ξ, Σ, Δ, etc.) and their properties that have been measured (mass, mean lifetime, valence quark content, charge, spin, parity, etc.). I have been looking through the PDG website for some way to...

There has been news lately on Ds3*(2860)ˉ from the CERN LHC of spin3 particles made from quarks. One example at http://news.yahoo.com/exotic-particle-could-help-explain-holds-matter-together-111405002.html The article says: " The Ds3* particle is made of one charm antiquark and one strange...

So I've been set a computational problem regarding applying the Shroedinger equation to quarkonium and I'm just trying to do some research around the subject because it's nothing like I've ever covered before and quite fascinating. There's quite a few questions that I can't find answers to...

Hi there, I need to draw the Feynman graphs for D→KK meson . I would be appreciate if anyone can help me. Thank you so much.

I understand that when the quark theory was being developed that SU(3) was used to explain the mesons that were ultimately found to be composed of the up, down, and strange quarks. I also get that the SU(3) is grouped as an octet and a singlet, with the eta prime meson being the singlet. But I'm...

Hello, first post. I am trying to understand what a meson is. I have googled this and looked at both the wiki page and several intro physics presentations, but the concept is eluding me. Could someone please explain what a meson is? Thanks, sciencenoob