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Homework Statement
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- yields e+ + e- + γ + γ, where γ represents a high energy gamma-ray photon. The electron and position are ejected from the collision at 0.9999995c and the gamma-ray photon wavelengths are found to be 1.0 X 10-6 nm. What were the proton and antiproton speeds prior to the collision?
m(e-)=9.11e-31(kg), λ(γ)=1e-6(nm)
Homework Equations
Ei = Ef
E=mc^2 - 0.5mu^2
E=γmc^2
The Attempt at a Solution
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