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Yr 13 Physics 08 - Nuclear And Particle Physics > Particle Reactions > Flashcards

Particle Reactions Flashcards

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1
Q

what conservations need to be upheld during a reaction involving particles

A
  • the conservation of mass + energy
  • the conservation of momentum
  • the conservation of charge
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why is it difficult to confirm mass/energy conservations

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  • because the reaction can overcome any apparent mass difference in different ways
  • such as the particles having more kinetic energy
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regarding the particles and forces topic, what numbers must also be conserved

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  • baryon number

- lepton number

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what would be the product of 235/92 uranium (U) going through alpha decay (you dont need to know the element itself just the numbers)

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  • an alpha particle has an atomic mass of 4 and number of 2
  • 235 - 4 = 231
  • 92 - 2 = 90
  • 235/92 U = 4/2 a + 231/90 X
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what is the principle we have used in order to decipher the decay of uranium

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  • the conservation of charge

- 92 on the left = 90 + 2 on the right

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what would be the product of 14/6 C going through beta minus decay

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  • a beta- particle has an atomic mass of 0 and number of -1
  • 14 - 0 = 14
  • 6 - (-1) = 7
  • 14/6 C = 14/7 N + 0/-1 b- +0/0 v-bar(e)
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what do i mean by v-bar(e)

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  • v(e) is the symbol for an electron neutrino
  • so v-bar(e) is saying that theres a bar above the v
  • indicating an anti-electron neutrino
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why are anti-neutrinos like that one almost impossible to observe

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  • they are almost massless and have no charge

- so they really hard to detect

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what was the evidence for neutrinos or anti-neutrinos also being emitted during beta decays

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  • the same isotope going through the same beta decay shouldve given the beta particle the same kinetic energy all the time
  • however this wasnt the case, the beta particles had a range of KEs
  • this suggested that another particle was being emitted from the isotope with some KE
  • these particles were the neutrinos
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10
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what is important to note about the relationship between the beta particle and the emitted neutrino

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  • for the same isotope going through the same beta decay

- the sum of the beta and neutrino particles KE was always the same

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what is the lepton number of all the leptons we mentioned in the earlier deck (electron / muon / tau)

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1

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what is the baryon number of all the leptons we mentioned in the earlier deck (electron / muon / tau)

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0

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what is the lepton number of all the anti-particles of the leptons mentioned earlier

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-1

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what is the baryon number of all the anti-particles of the leptons mentioned earlier

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0

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what are the lepton and baryon numbers of a proton

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  • lepton number = 0

- baryon number = +1

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what are the lepton and baryon numbers of a neutron

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  • lepton number = 0

- baryon number = +1

17
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what is the charge, lepton and baryon numbers of a neutral pion, pi(0)

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  • charge = 0
  • lepton number = 0
  • baryon number = 0
18
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what is the charge, lepton and baryon numbers of a pi-plus particle, pi+

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  • charge = +1
  • lepton number = 0
  • baryon number = 0
19
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what are the lepton and baryon numbers of a down quark

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  • lepton number = 0

- baryon number = +1/3

20
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what are the charges, lepton and baryon numbers of a xi-minus particle

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  • charge = -1
  • lepton number = 0
  • baryon number = +1
21
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cba to write em all, so what should you know about the charges, lepton and baryon numbers of all of their anti-aprticles

A

its just the same number but with the opposite sign

22
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what other property / particle needs to be conserved in reactions

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  • strangeness

- aka the strange quark

23
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what are the strangeness numbers of a strange quark and anti-strange quark

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  • strange quark = -1

- anti-strange quark = +1

24
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what is the strangeness number of all other particles

A

0

25
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given that the time for particles moving at relativistic speeds would be slower than normal, what does that mean about what happens to their lifetimes

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they would be longer than our theoretical predictions

26
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what is alpha decay

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the radioactive process in which a particle combination of two neutrons is ejected from an nucleus

27
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what is beta-minus decay

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  • the radioactive process in which a nuclear neutron changes into a proton
  • and an electron is ejected from the nucleus

Yr 13 Physics 08 - Nuclear And Particle Physics (11 decks)

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