Electrons and positrons collide, form opposite directions head-on with equal energies in a storage ring to produce

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Electrons and positrons collide, form opposite directions head-on with equal energies in a storage ring to produce protons by the reaction e + e → p + p The rest energy of a proton and antiproton is 938 MeV. What is the minimum kinetic energy for each particle to produce this reaction?
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Physics

ISBN: 978-0077339685

2nd edition

Authors: Alan Giambattista, Betty Richardson, Robert Richardson

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