Master Class 2002
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Transcript Master Class 2002
Master Class – Lancaster Package
Particle Physics Basics
How do we identify particles?
How do we measure properties of particle?
What are the rules?
Conservation Laws:
Energy
Momentum
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Conservation of Momentum
Momentum
Classically (Newton)
p mv (mass times velocity)
The sum of the momentum before and after a collision of
particles is conserved.
Consider a moving particle striking a stationary particle
m2
m1, speed v1
m1, speed u
Can calculate mass of particle 1,
if measure one final velocity
and both angles
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m2, speed v2
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Reference Calculations
Momentum before collision : x direction : m1u
y direction : 0
After collision : x direction : m1v1 cos m2v2 cos m1u
: y direction : m1v1 sin m2v2 sin 0
m v sin
Solve using y direction to : v2 1 1
m2 sin
get equation for m2v2 :
1
2 1
2 1
Use Energy Conservati on : m1u m1v1 m2v2 2
2
2
2
2
2
m1v1 sin
2
2
: m1 u v1 m2
m
sin
(Kinetic Energy) : m1 u 2 v12 m2v2 2
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2 m2 sin
: u v1
m1
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Application
Start Lancaster Particle class
Hit Graphics:
Choose value of u1 (u) and fire
Use Excel Spread sheet to calculate m1 (enter “measured values”,
Look at bottom of page for Billiards)
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Relativity
Major Result:
Mass and Energy are Equivalent
E pc mc
2
2
2 2
Lead to Particle and anti-particles
Convert into energy
Two types of experiments:
Fixed Target:
Colliding Beams
Colliding beams are more difficult to build. Then why do we prefer
to use colliding beams.
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Particle Creation
Use the second page of the package
Electrons have a mass of 0.5 MeV/c2
Muons have mass of 105 MeV/c2
Determine using the two options in the package
the beam energy in an electron positron collision:
Fixed target
Colliding Beams
Why are the numbers different?
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How to Measure Momentum?
Most Particles are Charged.
If a charged particle moves through in a magnetic field
it experiences a field
F vqB ma
F qv B
So the acceleration is proportional to the magnetic
field and perpendicular to the direction of motion.
Magnetic Field into Page
Momentum given by:
Velocity in direction of
arrow.
How can we measure Momentum
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Dashed Arrow: Force
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Charged Particle in a Magnetic Field
In the Program the momentum is given by the following
p 0.3Br
equation:
P = momentum (in GeV/c)
B strength of magnetic field in Tesla
R = radius of curve in metres
So we can calculate the momentum if we can measure the
radius of the curve made by the particle in the magnetic
field
Simple Mathematics: x2 + y2 = r2
Pick three points on a circle and you get a radius
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Charged Particle II
Use the package, charged particles
Choose Magnetic Field strength of around 3 Tesla
Choose Incident beam energy of 3 GeV
Click on Fire to produce an event
Click radius, the use the mouse to select three points
on a track
Best choose three points equally separated and as far apart as
possible (do not use the circle at the end)
From the radius the momentum is calculated
(see page 2 of spreadsheet)
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Charged Particle III
Now we calculate the total energy of the particle
assuming that it is one of the four following particles:
1)
2)
3)
4)
Muon: mass 105 MeV/c2
Pion: mass 140 MeV/c2
Kaon: mass 494 MeV/c2
Proton: mass 938 MeV/c2
We use the equation: E2 = (pc)2 + (mc2)2 to calculate the
beam energy.
The spreadsheet does this four times
Which of the above particles best agrees with the chosen beam
energy
Can you guess which particle it is?
(Note it will be difficult to separate muons and pions)
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Particle Lifetimes
Most Particles are unstable – I.e they decay.
Important property is the lifetime of the particle
Quantum Mechanical Effect – Decay is random
We have to measure many decays and take the average to determine a
real lifetime (in fact we need to fit the data)
Relativistic Effects are important:
Need to take account time dilation etc.
Ebeam
mK c 2
L
Use the mass and lifetime page
2
of the package
c 1
Choose a high beam energy
(The particle will travel further before decaying)
Click fire then length
Click on both Crosses to get the length before decay:
Enter into a zero length measurement cell, will be calculated
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Masses The kaon decays to two pions:
K 0
By measuring the momentum and the angle between the
two pions we can calculate the mass of the kaon if we
know the mass of the pion:
mK c 2 2m2 c 4 2 p1 p2 cos E1E2
(Take this formula as a given)
Enter the measured radii and opening angle for each measurement
on the sheet.
Make ten measurements
Get average mass.
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