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Elementary Particles

Problem 6.295

A stationary positive pion disintegrated into a muon and a neutrino. Find the kinetic energy of the muon and the energy of the neutrino.

Reveal Answer
Tμ=(mπmμ)2/2mx=4.1MeV,Ev=29.8MeVT_{\mu}=\left(m_{\pi}-m_{\mu}\right)^{2} / 2 m_{\mathfrak{x}}=4.1 \quad \mathrm{MeV}, \quad E_{v}=29.8 \quad \mathrm{MeV}