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A gamma-ray photon changes into a proton-antiproton pair. Ignoring momentum conservation,...

A gamma-ray photon changes into a proton-antiproton pair. Ignoring momentum conservation, what must have been the wavelength of the photon (a) if the pair is sta­tionary after creation, and (b) if each moves off at 0.6c, perpendicular to the motion of the photon? (c) Assume that these interactions occur as the photon encounters a lead plate and that a lead nucleus participates in momen­tum conservation. In each case, what fraction of the pho­ton’s energy must be absorbed by a lead nucleus?

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