I De-Broglie Wavelength of a captured electron?

[Sritika]

For a proton to capture an electron to form a neutron and a neutrino (assumed massless), the
electron must have some minimum energy. For such an electron,how can the de-Broglie wavelength be found out?

 

[mfb]

Calculate the electron energy, calculate its momentum, calculate its de Broglie wavelength.

Is this a homework question?

 

[Sritika]

Calculate the electron energy, calculate its momentum, calculate its de Broglie wavelength.

Is this a homework question?

Nope.I just came across this question.It kind of intrigued me.With such a minimal information,how can you find out the wavelength?

 

[mfb]

With such a minimal information,how can you find out the wavelength?

With the steps I described.
Conservation of energy and a few basic kinematic equations.

 

[jtbell]

Hint: under what circumstances does a neutron + neutrino have the smallest possible energy?

(to a very good approximation, at least)

 

[Sritika]

Hint: under what circumstances does a neutron + neutrino have the smallest possible energy?

(to a very good approximation, at least)

Please the answer?

 

[ChrisVer]

Please the answer?

When is this e p \rightarrow n \nu_e possible?