Lead sheet Gamma rays Figure 44.2 (a) Bubble-chamber tracks of electron-positron pairs produced by 300-MeV gamma rays striking a lead sheet from the left. (b) The pertinent pair-produc- tion events. The positrons deflect upward and the electrons down- ward in an applied magnetic field. Courtesy Lawrence Berkeley Lab oratory, University of California, Photograp hic Services

Lead sheet Gamma rays Figure 44.2 (a) Bubble-chamber tracks of electron-positron pairs produced by 300-MeV gamma rays striking a lead sheet from the left. (b) The pertinent pair-produc- tion events. The positrons deflect upward and the electrons down- ward in an applied magnetic field. Courtesy Lawrence Berkeley Lab oratory, University of California, Photograp hic Services

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Chapter33: Particle Physics

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