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PHY 4822L (Advanced Laboratory):
Analysis of a bubble chamber picture
Introduction
In this experiment you will study a reaction between “elementary particles” by analyzing their
tracks in a bubble chamber. Such particles are everywhere around us [1,2]. Apart from the standard
matter particles proton, neutron and electron, hundreds of other particles have been found [3,4],
produced in cosmic ray interactions in the atmosphere or by accelerators. Hundreds of charged
particles traverse our bodies per second, and some will damage our DNA, one of the reasons for the
necessity of a sophisticated DNA repair mechanism in the cell.
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Figure 1: Photograph of the interaction between a high-energy π--meson from the Berkeley
Bevatron accelerator and a proton in a liquid hydrogen bubble chamber, which produces two neutral
short-lived particles Λ0 and K0 which decay into charged particles a bit further.
Figure 2: illustration of the interaction, and identification of bubble trails and variables to be
measured in the photograph in Figures 3 and 4.
The data for this experiment is in the form of a bubble chamber photograph which shows bubble
tracks made by elementary particles as they traverse liquid hydrogen. In the experiment under
study, a beam of low-energy negative pions (π- beam) hits a hydrogen target in a bubble chamber.
A bubble chamber [5] is essentially a container with a liquid kept just below its boiling point (T=20
K for hydrogen). A piston allows expanding the inside volume, thus lowering the pressure inside
the bubblechamber. When the beam particles enter the detector a piston slightly decompresses the
liquid so it becomes "super-critical'' and starts boiling, and bubbles form, first at the ionization
trails left by the charged particles traversing the liquid.
The reaction shown in Figure 1 shows the production of a pair of neutral particles (that do not leave
a ionized trail in their wake), which after a short while decay into pairs of charged particles:
π - + p → Λo + Ko,
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where the neutral particles Λo and Ko decay as follows:
Λo → p + π-, Ko → π+ + π-.
In this experiment, we assume the masses of the proton (mp = 938.3 MeV/c2) and the pions (mπ+ =
mπ- = 139.4 MeV/c2) to be known precisely, and we will determine the masses of the Λ0 and the K0,
also in these mass energy units.
Momentum measurement
In order to “reconstruct” the interaction completely, one uses the conservation laws of (relativistic)
momentum and energy, plus the knowledge of the initial pion beam parameters (mass and
momentum). In order to measure momenta of the produced charged particles, the bubble chamber is
located inside a magnet that bends the charged particles in helical paths. The 1.5 T magnetic field is
directed up out of the photograph. The momentum p of each particle is directly proportional to the
radius of curvature R, which in turn can be calculated fro.
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PHY 4822L (Advanced Laboratory):
Analysis of a bubble chamber picture
Introduction
In this experiment you will study a reaction between
“elementary particles” by analyzing their
tracks in a bubble chamber. Such particles are everywhere
around us [1,2]. Apart from the standard
matter particles proton, neutron and electron, hundreds of other
particles have been found [3,4],
produced in cosmic ray interactions in the atmosphere or by
accelerators. Hundreds of charged
particles traverse our bodies per second, and some will damage
our DNA, one of the reasons for the
necessity of a sophisticated DNA repair mechanism in the cell.
2
Figure 1: Photograph of the interaction between a high-energy
π--meson from the Berkeley
Bevatron accelerator and a proton in a liquid hydrogen bubble
chamber, which produces two neutral
2. short-lived particles Λ0 and K0 which decay into charged
particles a bit further.
Figure 2: illustration of the interaction, and identification of
bubble trails and variables to be
measured in the photograph in Figures 3 and 4.
The data for this experiment is in the form of a bubble chamber
photograph which shows bubble
tracks made by elementary particles as they traverse liquid
hydrogen. In the experiment under
study, a beam of low-energy negative pions (π- beam) hits a
hydrogen target in a bubble chamber.
A bubble chamber [5] is essentially a container with a liquid
kept just below its boiling point (T=20
K for hydrogen). A piston allows expanding the inside volume,
thus lowering the pressure inside
the bubblechamber. When the beam particles enter the
detector a piston slightly decompresses the
liquid so it becomes "super-critical'' and starts boiling, and
bubbles form, first at the ionization
trails left by the charged particles traversing the liquid.
The reaction shown in Figure 1 shows the production of a pair
of neutral particles (that do not leave
a ionized trail in their wake), which after a short while decay
into pairs of charged particles:
π - + p → Λo + Ko,
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where the neutral particles Λo and Ko decay as follows:
Λo → p + π-, Ko → π+ + π-.
In this experiment, we assume the masses of the proton (mp =
938.3 MeV/c2) and the pions (mπ+ =
mπ- = 139.4 MeV/c2) to be known precisely, and we will
determine the masses of the Λ0 and the K0,
also in these mass energy units.
Momentum measurement
In order to “reconstruct” the interaction completely, one uses
the conservation laws of (relativistic)
momentum and energy, plus the knowledge of the initial pion
beam parameters (mass and
momentum). In order to measure momenta of the produced
charged particles, the bubble chamber is
located inside a magnet that bends the charged particles in
helical paths. The 1.5 T magnetic field is
directed up out of the photograph. The momentum p of each
particle is directly proportional to the
radius of curvature R, which in turn can be calculated from a
measurement of the “chord length” L
and sagitta s as:
r = [L2/(8s)] + [s/2] ,
Note that the above is strictly true only if all momenta are
perfectly in the plane of the photograph;
4. in actual experiments stereo photographs of the interaction are
taken so that a reconstruction in all
three dimensions can be done. The interaction in this
photograph was specially selected for its
planarity.
In the reproduced photograph the actual radius of curvature R of
the track in the bubble chamber is
multiplied by the magnification factor g, r = gR. For the
reproduction in Figure 3, g = height of
photograph (in mm) divided by 173 mm.
The momentum p of the particles is proportional to their radius
of curvature R in the chamber. To
derive this relationship for relativistic particles we begin with
Newton's law in the form:
F = dp/dt = e v×B (Lorentz force).
Here the momentum (p) is the relativistic momentum m v γ,
where the relativistic γ-factor is defined
in the usual way
γ = [√(1- v 2/c2)]-1.
Thus, because the speed v is constant:
F = dp/dt = d(mvγ)/dt = mγ dv/dt = mγ (v2/R)(-r) = e v B (-r) ,
where r is the unit vector in the radial direction. Division by v
on both sides of the last equality
finally yields:
mγv /R = p /R = e B ,
5. identical to the non-relativistic result! In “particle physics
units” we find:
p c (in eV) = c R B , (1)
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thus p (in MeV/c) = 2.998•108 R B •10-6 = 300 R (in m) B
(in T)
Measurement of angles
Draw straight lines from the point of primary interaction to the
points where the Λ0 and the K0
decay. Extend the lines beyond the decay vertices. Draw
tangents to the four decay product tracks at
the two vertices. (Take care drawing these tangents, as doing it
carelessly is a source of large
errors.) Use a protractor to measure the angles of the decay
product tracks relative to the parent
directions (use Fig. 3 or 4 for measurements and Fig. 2 for
definitions).
Note: You can achieve much better precision if you use graphics
software to make the
measurements, rather than ruler and protractor on paper.
Examples of suitable programs are
GIMP or GoogleSketchUp, both of which can be obtained for
free.
Analysis
6. The laws of relativistic kinematics relevant to this calculation
are written below. We use the
subscripts zero, plus, and minus to refer to the charges of the
decaying particles and the decay
products.
p+sinθ+ = p-sinθ-
(2)
p0 = p+cosθ+ + p-cosθ-
(3)
E0 = E+ + E-,
where E+ = √(p+2c2 + m+2c4) , and E- = √(p-2c2 + m-
2c4)
m0c2 = √(E02 - p02c2)
Note that there is a redundancy here. That is, if p+, p-, θ+, and
θ- are all known, equation (2) is not
needed to find m0. In our two-dimensional case we have two
equations (2 and 3), and only one
unknown quantity m0, and the system is over-determined. This
is fortunate, because sometimes (as
here) one of the four measured quantities will have a large
experimental error. When this is the case,
it is usually advantageous to use only three of the variables and
to use equation (2) to calculate the
fourth. Alternatively, one may use the over-determination to
"fit'' m0, which allows to determine it
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A. K0 decay
1. Measure three of the quantities r+, r-, θ+, and θ-. Omit the
one which you believe would
introduce the largest experimental error if used to determine
mK. Estimate the uncertainty of
your measurements.
2. Use the magnification factor g to calculate the actual radii R
and equation (1) to calculate the
momenta (in MeV/c) of one or both pions.
3. Use the equations above to determine the rest mass (in
MeV/c2) of the Ko.
4. Estimate the error in your result from the errors in the
measured quantities.
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Β. Λo decay:
1. The proton track is too straight to be well measured in
curvature. Note that θ+ is small and
difficult to measure, and the value of mΛ is quite sensitive to
this measurement. Measure θ+, r-
and θ-. Estimate the uncertainty on your measurements.
2. Calculate mΛ and its error the same way as for the Ko.
3. Estimate the error in your result from the errors in the
8. measured quantities.
4. Finally, compare your values with the accepted mass values
(the world average) [3], and
discuss.
C. Lifetimes:
Measure the distance traveled by both neutral particles and
calculate their speed from their
momenta, and hence determine the lifetimes, both in the
laboratory, and in their own rest-frames.
Compare the latter with the accepted values [3]. Estimate the
probability of finding a lifetime value
equal or larger than the one you found.
References:
[1] G.D. Coughlan and J.E. Dodd: “The ideas of particle
physics”, Cambridge Univ. Press,
Cambridge 1991
[2] “The Particle Adventure”, http://particleadventure.org/
[3] Review of Particle Physics, by the Particle Data Group,
Physics Letters B 592, 1-1109
(2004) (latest edition available on WWW: http://pdg.lbl.gov )
[4] Kenneth Krane: Modern Physics, 2nd ed.; John Wiley &
Sons, New York 1996
[5] see, e.g. K. Kleinknecht: “Detectors for Particle Radiation”,
Cambridge University Press,
Cambridge 1986;
9. R. Fernow: “Introduction to Experimental Particle Physics”,
Cambridge University Press,
Cambridge 1986;
W. Leo: Techniques for Nuclear and Particle Physics
Experiments :
A How-To Approach; Springer Verlag, New York
1994 (2nd ed.)
Note: Experiment adapted from PHY 251 lab at SUNY at Stony
Brook (Michael Rijssenbeek)
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Figure 3 : Photograph of the interaction between a high-energy
π--meson from the Berkeley
Bevatron accelerator and a proton in a liquid hydrogen bubble
chamber. The interaction produces
two neutral particles Λ0 and K0, which are short-lived and
decay into charged particles a bit further.
The photo covers an area (H•W) of 173 mm • 138 mm of the
bubble chamber. In this enlargement,
the magnification factor g = (height (in mm) of the photograph
)/173 mm.
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Fig. 4: Negative of picture shown in Fig. 3
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Part-I
Food delivery is the present trend nowadays especially that
most people are required to stay
home. In the case of Patsy restaurant, the company has
effectively operated in Oman for
many years catering to non-Omani and Omani foods. With the
required take-out and home
delivery only, the restaurant has to reduce the workforce. Some
of the Cooks were separated
and one of them is Zara’s father. The family has stayed in
Oman living comfortably. Her
family enjoys their wealth by spending on different luxury
products. Now that the father
loses his job, the family started to live on their remaining
limited resources.
18. Q1 What concept/s can best describe the situation and how can
the family survive their
present condition. (5 Marks)
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26. there is a lockdown, the supply
of some of the materials needed may not be available in the
market. Further, some homes are
also extra careful in ordering food and would rather cook their
own in their kitchen. The new
business will also have to prove that they are practicing safety
measures to assure customers
that their food is safe. They found out that the present virus
situation has led to shortage of
protective items like masks and gloves.
Q4 Explain five factors that can specifically affect the increase
and decrease in the
demand for the homemade food delivery. (5 Marks)
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Part-IV
When the business was launched, initially they offered eight (8)
types of meat dishes,
vegetable dishes and seafood. There are also desserts and
sandwiches. Knowing that they
have competition with another homemade food delivery
company, the business lowered its
price from 5 RO to 3 RO per dish. Likewise, the number of
dishes was increased to ten (10).
Q6 What kind of elasticity is being shown here? Calculate the
elasticity. (5 Marks)
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34. In order to minimize costs, the business uses a vacant room in
one of the partners’ house to
store the products. The business is also being run by members
of the family like their wives
and Zara and the other children. They deliver the products to
the different shops using their
own van. They deliver the products to the different shops using
their own van. Power and
Wi-Fi per month cost the business 400 RO. Raw materials
which are the ingredients for the
food costs 250 RO per week. Petrol is about 60 RO per month.
Repairs and maintenance of
the van costs 30 per month. Salaries in the form of allowances
to the two Helpers cost 35 RO
each per month. Profit for the first month was 3000 RO and
during the second month it
increased to 5,000 RO.
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average variable cost; 4)
average total cost and 5) marginal revenue for the first and
second month. (5 Marks)
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40. the business will try to keep operating. There may be seasons
that the business may just break
even and they are expecting this.
Q9 What kind of market structure is being described here and
what other
characteristics does this market structure show. (5
Marks)
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