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DP Physics SL/HL Topic 7: Questions On Particle Physics
DP Physics SL/HL Topic 7: Questions On Particle Physics
1.
The
Feynman
diagram
represents
the
annihilation
of
an
electron-‐positron
pair
and
the
production
of
a
muon-‐antimuon
pair.
a) State the type of interaction represented, and how you know.
c)
Muons
have
a
much
larger
rest
mass
than
electrons.
Explain
how
it
is
possible
for
the
products
to
have
a
larger
mass
than
the
original
particles.
2. The Feynman diagram represents the decay of a π+ meson into an anti-‐muon and a muon-‐neutrino.
a) State the type of interaction represented, and how you know.
b) State the three possible types of exchange particle for this type of interaction.
c) Show that charge, baryon number and lepton number are conserved.
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3. A kaon (K+, composition us) decays into an anti-‐muon and a neutrino.
c) Use your answer to b) to deduce the type of interaction, and explain your reason.
4. The Σ+ particle can decay into a π0 particle and another particle Y as shown in the Feynman diagram.
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a)
Outline
the
natures
of
the
Σ
and
π
particles
(i.e.
what
type
of
particles
are
they?).
c) Use your answer to b) to deduce the type of interaction.