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Homework Statement
An unstable particle, initially at rest, decays into a pro-
ton (rest energy 938.3 MeV) and a negative pion (rest
energy 139.5 MeV). A uniform magnetic field of
0.250 T exists perpendicular to the velocities of the cre-
ated particles. The radius of curvature of each track is
found to be 1.33 m. What is the rest mass of the origi-
nal unstable particle?
The attempt at a solution
Wouldn't know where to start on this one...
An unstable particle, initially at rest, decays into a pro-
ton (rest energy 938.3 MeV) and a negative pion (rest
energy 139.5 MeV). A uniform magnetic field of
0.250 T exists perpendicular to the velocities of the cre-
ated particles. The radius of curvature of each track is
found to be 1.33 m. What is the rest mass of the origi-
nal unstable particle?
The attempt at a solution
Wouldn't know where to start on this one...
