Some particle accelerators allow protons (p + ) and antiprotons (p - ) to circulate at equal
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Some particle accelerators allow protons (p+) and antiprotons (p-) to circulate at equal speeds in opposite directions in a device called a storage ring. The particle beams cross each other at various points to cause p+ + p- collisions. In one collision, the outcome is p+ + p- → e+ + e- + γ + γ, where γ represents a high-energy gamma-ray photon. The electron and positron are ejected from the collision at 0.9999995c and the gamma-ray photon wavelengths are found to be 1.0 × 10-6 nm. What were the proton and antiproton speeds, as a fraction of c, prior to the collision?
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Physics for Scientists and Engineers A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics
ISBN: 978-0133942651
4th edition
Authors: Randall D. Knight
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