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NPTEL » Nuclear and Particle Physics
Unit 8 - Week 6: Particle Detectors and Elementary Particles
Course outline
How does an NPTEL online
course work?
Week 0 : Prerequisite
Week 1 : Basic Properties of
Nucleus
Week 2 : Nuclear Force &
Nuclear Models
Week 3 : Nuclear Models &
Radioactivity
Week 4 : Nuclear Beta Decay
& Gamma Decay
Week 5 : Nuclear Reactions
and Particle Accelerators
Week 6: Particle Detectors
and Elementary Particles
Lec 17 : Detectors
Lec 18 : Elementary Particles -
Introduction and Overview
Lec 19 : Quark Model - I
Lec 20 : Quark Model - II
Quiz : Assignment 6
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Solution: Assignment 6
Week 7: Elementary Particles
& Structure of the Hadron
Week 8: Structure of Hadron
& Electroweak Interactions
Week 9: Electroweak
Interactions
Week 10: Electroweak
Interactions
Week 11: Electroweak
Interactions
Week 12: Electroweak
Interactions
Live Session: Nuclear and
Particle Physics
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Assignment 6
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1) Which of the following interactions are influenced by the strong interactions? 1 point
(a) 𝑢 + 𝑢¯ → 𝑑 + 𝑑¯
(b) 𝑢 + 𝑢¯ → 𝑒+ + 𝑒−
(c) 𝜇+ + 𝜇− → 𝑑 + 𝑑¯
(d) 𝑢 + 𝑑¯ → 𝑢 + 𝑑¯
No, the answer is incorrect.
Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(a) 𝑢 + 𝑢¯ → 𝑑 + 𝑑¯
(d) 𝑢 + 𝑑¯ → 𝑢 + 𝑑¯
2) Which of the following interactions are NOT influenced by the strong interactions? 1 point
(a) 𝑢 + 𝑢¯ → 𝑑 + 𝑑¯
(b) 𝑢 + 𝑢¯ → 𝑒+ + 𝑒−
(c) 𝜇+ + 𝜇− → 𝑑 + 𝑑¯
(d) 𝑢 + 𝑑¯ → 𝑢 + 𝑑¯
No, the answer is incorrect.
Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(b) 𝑢 + 𝑢¯ → 𝑒+ + 𝑒−
(c) 𝜇+ + 𝜇− → 𝑑 + 𝑑¯
3) Which of the following reactions are not allowed? 1 point
(a) 𝐾 + → 𝜇+ + 𝜈𝜇
(b) 𝐾 + → 𝜋 0 + 𝜋 +
(c) 𝐾 + → 𝜋 0 + 𝑒+ + 𝜈𝑒
(d) 𝐾 + → 𝜋 0 + 𝑒+
No, the answer is incorrect.
Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(d) 𝐾 + → 𝜋 0 + 𝑒+
4) 𝜋 − → 𝜇− + 𝜈𝜇 decay is not possible, because of 1 point
(a) energetic reasons
(b) non-conservation of baryon number
(c) non-conservation of lepton number
(d) non-conservation of electric charge
No, the answer is incorrect.
Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(c) non-conservation of lepton number
5) The decay of Δ0 → 𝜋 − + 𝜋 + is not permitted, because of 1 point
(a) energetic reasons
(b) non-conservation of baryon number
(c) non-conservation of lepton number
(d) non-conservation of electric charge
No, the answer is incorrect.
Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(b) non-conservation of baryon number
6) The decay of Σ + → 𝜋 0 + 𝜋 + is not permitted, because of 1 point
(a) energetic reasons
(b) non-conservation of baryon number
(c) non-conservation of lepton number
(d) non-conservation of electric charge
No, the answer is incorrect.
Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(b) non-conservation of baryon number
7) Which of the following reactions are NOT allowed? 1 point
(a) Δ++ → 𝜇+ + 𝜋 +
(b) Δ++ → 𝑝 + + 𝜋 +
(c) Σ ++ → 𝜇+ + 𝑒+
(d) Σ ++ → 𝜋 + + 𝜋 + + 𝜋 0
No, the answer is incorrect.
Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(a) Δ++ → 𝜇+ + 𝜋 +
(c) Σ ++ → 𝜇+ + 𝑒+
(d) Σ ++ → 𝜋 + + 𝜋 + + 𝜋 0
8) Which of the following elementary particles DO NOT have direct interaction with itself (without the involvement of other particles. ? 1 point
(a) photon
(b) electron
(c) W boson
(d) Gluon
No, the answer is incorrect.
Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(a) photon
(b) electron