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Particle Physics -- decay of a neutral pion
Consider the decay of a neutral pion that has a momentum of 10 GeV/c into two photons. What is the minimum energy that a photon from this decay can have? In terms of the pion mass and pion momentum. What about Maximum Energy too?
E^2= p^2 c^2 + m^2 c^4
and Rest energy of neutral pion is 135 MeV/c2
Think it would start out as energy conservation like
E(before)= E(after)
E(pion)= E(photon) + E(photon)
γmpionc^2= 2Ephoton
10,135 MeV= 2Ephoton
5,068 MeV= Ephoton
Homework Statement
Consider the decay of a neutral pion that has a momentum of 10 GeV/c into two photons. What is the minimum energy that a photon from this decay can have? In terms of the pion mass and pion momentum. What about Maximum Energy too?
Homework Equations
E^2= p^2 c^2 + m^2 c^4
and Rest energy of neutral pion is 135 MeV/c2
The Attempt at a Solution
Think it would start out as energy conservation like
E(before)= E(after)
E(pion)= E(photon) + E(photon)
γmpionc^2= 2Ephoton
10,135 MeV= 2Ephoton
5,068 MeV= Ephoton