Assignment 1
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Bimsara WickramasingheAssignment 1
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Bimsara WickramasinghePH 4008 Nuclear and Particle Physics
Tutorial 1
1. Following are to K-long decay modes:
KL0 → π + + e− + ν e
KL0 → π − + e+ + νe
(a) Show that these are CP-symmetric versions of one another.
(b) The experimentally observed decays rates of these two are not equal. From this
result, what can you conclude about the CP symmetry?
2. Determine the CP eigen values of KL0 in the following two decay modes.
KL0 → π + + π −
KL0 → π + + π − + π 0
The is the most common decay mode is KL0 → π + + π − + π 0 . However, the two-pion
mode has also been observed. What is the implication of this result on CP symmetry?
3. Isospin shift operator is defined as
q
I ± Ψ(I, I3 ) = I(I + 1) − I3 (I3 ± 1)Ψ(I, I3 ± 1).
If it is known that the wave function of ∆− is given by ψd ψd ψd where ψd is the wave
function of the d quark, show that ∆− is a member of an isospin quadruplet and obtain
the wave functions of the other members of the quadruplet.
4. Mass of W and Z particles is around 100 GeV, Calculate the minimum beam energies
required to produce these particles in (a) a proton -anti-proton collider (b) fixed target
proton accelerator.
5. HERA accelerator in Hamburg, 30 GeV electrons collide with 820 GeV protons. Calculate
(a) the momentum and velocity of both types of particles and (b) centre of mass energy
of the collisions.
6. The e+ e− collider called LEP at CERN was operated from 1989 to 2000. It had a
circumference of 26.7 km and accelerated electrons and positrons to an energy of 95 GeV.
Calculate the centre of mass energy in e+ e− collisions in this collider.
Charged particles that travel in curved paths lose energy through radiation. Explain why
this is not a significant problem (a) for proton accelerators (b) for LEP.