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eoghan
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Hi there!
If an electron collides with a positron, they will annihilate producing a photon. But what about quarks?
If an up quark collides with an antiup quark, do they produce a gluon or a photon?
I ask that because I'm studying the reaction:
[tex]\Pi^- + p \rightarrow \Lambda+K^0[/tex]
where I suppose the antiup quark of Pi annihilates with the up quark from the proton and creates a gluon, which in turn decays into a pair strange/antistrange quark. Is it right?
If an electron collides with a positron, they will annihilate producing a photon. But what about quarks?
If an up quark collides with an antiup quark, do they produce a gluon or a photon?
I ask that because I'm studying the reaction:
[tex]\Pi^- + p \rightarrow \Lambda+K^0[/tex]
where I suppose the antiup quark of Pi annihilates with the up quark from the proton and creates a gluon, which in turn decays into a pair strange/antistrange quark. Is it right?