A positron with laboratory energy 50 GeV interacts with the atomic electrons in a lead target to

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A positron with laboratory energy 50 GeV interacts with the atomic electrons in a lead target to produce μ+μ pairs. If the cross-section for this process is given by 

σ = 4πα22c2/3E2CM,

calculate the positron’s effective interaction length. The density of lead is 1.14 × 107 kg/m3.

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Particle Physics

ISBN: 978-1118912164

4th Edition

Authors: Brian R. Martin, Graham Shaw

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