An eta meson (a subatomic particle of mass 548 MeV/c²) is at rest in the inertial reference frame of the laboratory. It then decays into a pair of particles, a muon and an anti-muon, which each have a rest mass of 106 MeV/c². (a) Determine the kinetic energy of the muon relative to the frame of the lab- oratory. Rest onargy of eta meson f54 me E. = 548X10 eV Ek of muond antimon- En : (イーリ10X0') test entry of muonbront,nnn mc? eutry of Eo 1061 106 %3D E F. E Yme? b) Suppose we consider the reference frame where the anti-muon is at rest. What is the velocity of the muon in this reference frame?

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An eta meson (a subatomic particle of mass 548 MeV/c²) is at rest in the inertial
reference frame of the laboratory. It then decays into a pair of particles, a muon and
an anti-muon, which each have a rest mass of 106 MeV/c.
(a) Determine the kinetic energy of the muon relative to the frame of the lab-
oratory.
Rest
anergy
ot eta meson 54me
Eo
548X10 eV
%3D
teof muona antimmon -
En
fest entry of mnonbrontu,nan n me?
Eo = 1061 106
(,01X,0り(1-1)
2.
E-F.+ EL
レそ
(b) Suppose we consider the reference frame where the anti-muon is at rest. What
is the velocity of the muon in this reference frame?
Transcribed Image Text:Question 9 An eta meson (a subatomic particle of mass 548 MeV/c²) is at rest in the inertial reference frame of the laboratory. It then decays into a pair of particles, a muon and an anti-muon, which each have a rest mass of 106 MeV/c. (a) Determine the kinetic energy of the muon relative to the frame of the lab- oratory. Rest anergy ot eta meson 54me Eo 548X10 eV %3D teof muona antimmon - En fest entry of mnonbrontu,nan n me? Eo = 1061 106 (,01X,0り(1-1) 2. E-F.+ EL レそ (b) Suppose we consider the reference frame where the anti-muon is at rest. What is the velocity of the muon in this reference frame?
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