Pion Photoproductions and kinetic energy of this pion

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Pion photoproduction occurs when an incident photon with energy around 150 MeV interacts with a nucleon, leading to the production of pions. The branching ratios indicate a preference for producing positive pions over negative or neutral pions. To determine if a pion is produced versus an electron-positron pair, one must analyze the energy thresholds and conservation laws involved in the interaction. The kinetic energy of the produced pion can be calculated using specific formulas related to the energy of the incident photon and the rest mass of the pion.

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  • Knowledge of photon-nucleon interactions
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  • Research the branching ratios for pion production in high-energy photon interactions
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Hello, I'm new and I'm Italian.
I write in English with the help of google translator. I'm looking for some answers, but I have not found anything, and nor in Italian nor English. I hope to receive help in this forum.

the question:

The pion photoproduction is possible, when the incident photon is very energetic (150 MeV). I want to know, what type of pion will be produced (with the photoproduction). There is a branching ratio?? a preference to produce positive or negative (±) or neutral pions?



second question:

if a high energy photon, hits a nucleon, How can I understand if a pion is produced, or for example, will produce a couple, electron-positron??


third question:

I would like to know the kinetic energy of the pion, produced by the mechanism of the photoproduction. How can I do?? Is there some formula?? For example, I know the formula to find the kinetic energy of pion, produced by the collision between a proton of a cosmic ray (with a minimum energy of 2 GeV) with a nucleon. But I believe that this formula, in this case, can not be used.


Can you help me??




THANK YOU

BORJA2
 
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