30.7 Mesons and the Beginning of Particle <strong>Physics</strong> 987to propose that there are two mesons with slightly different masses, an idea thatwas confirmed in 1947 with the discovery of the pi meson (), or simply pion,by Cecil Frank Powell (1903–1969) and Guiseppe P. S. Occhialini (1907–1993).The lighter meson discovered earlier by Anderson, now called a muon (),has only weak and electromagnetic interactions and plays no role in the stronginteraction.The pion comes in three varieties, corresponding to three charge states: , , and 0 . The and particles have masses of 139.6 MeV/c 2 , and the 0 hasa mass of 135.0 MeV/c 2 . Pions and muons are highly unstable particles. For example,the , which has a lifetime of about 2.6 10 8 s, decays into a muon and anantineutrino. The muon, with a lifetime of 2.2 s, then decays into an electron, aneutrino, and an antineutrino. The sequence of decays is [30.6]The interaction between two particles can be understood in general with a simpleillustration called a Feynman diagram, developed by Richard P. Feynman(1918–1988). Figure 30.6 is a Feynman diagram for the electromagnetic interactionbetween two electrons. In this simple case, a photon is the field particle thatmediates the electromagnetic force between the electrons. The photon transfersenergy and momentum from one electron to the other in the interaction. Such aphoton, called a virtual photon, can never be detected directly because it is absorbedby the second electron very shortly after being emitted by the first electron.The existence of a virtual photon might be expected to violate the law of conservationof energy, but it does not because of the time–energy uncertainty principle.Recall that the uncertainty principle says that the energy is uncertain or not conservedby an amount E for a time t such that E t .Now consider the pion exchange between a proton and a neutron via thenuclear force (Fig. 30.7). The energy needed to create a pion of mass m is givenby E m c 2 . Again, the existence of the pion is allowed in spite of conservationof energy if this energy is surrendered in a short enough time t, the time it takesthe pion to transfer from one nucleon to the other. From the uncertainty principle,E t , we get[30.7]Because the pion can’t travel faster than the speed of light, the maximum distanced it can travel in a time t is c t. Using Equation 30.7 and d c t, we find thismaximum distance to bed [30.8]m cThe measured range of the nuclear force is about 1.5 10 15 m. Using this valuefor d in Equation 30.8, the rest energy of the pion is calculated to bem c 2 cd:: e t E m c 2 (1.05 1034 Js)(3.00 10 8 m/s)1.5 10 15 m 2.1 10 11 J 130 MeV This corresponds to a mass of 130 MeV/c 2 (about 250 times the mass of the electron),which is in good agreement with the observed mass of the pion.The concept we have just described is quite revolutionary. In effect, it says that aproton can change into a proton plus a pion, as long as it returns to its originalstate in a very short time. High-energy physicists often say that a nucleon undergoes“fluctuations” as it emits and absorbs pions. As we have seen, these fluctuationsare a consequence of a combination of quantum mechanics (through theuncertainty principle) and special relativity (through Einstein’s energy–mass relationE mc 2 ).Timee – Virtual e –photone – e –Figure 30.6 Feynman diagramrepresenting a photon mediating theelectromagnetic force between twoelectrons.© Shelly Gazin/CORBISRICHARD FEYNMAN, AmericanPhysicist (1918 – 1988)Feynman, together with Julian S. Schwingerand Shinichiro Tomonaga, won the 1965Nobel Prize for physics for fundamentalwork in the principles of quantumelectrodynamics. His many important contributionsto physics include work on the firstatomic bomb in the Manhattan project, theinvention of simple diagrams to representparticle interactions graphically, the theoryof the weak interaction of subatomic particles,a reformulation of quantum mechanics,and the theory of superfluid helium. Later heserved on the commission investigating theChallenger tragedy, demonstrating the problemwith the O-rings by dipping a scalemodelO-ring in his glass of ice water andthen shattering it with a hammer. He alsocontributed to physics education through themagnificent three-volume text The FeynmanLectures on <strong>Physics</strong>.Timepp0Pion (p )Figure 30.7 Feynman diagramrepresenting a proton interactingwith a neutron via the strong force.In this case, the pion mediates thenuclear force.nn
988 Chapter 30 Nuclear Energy and Elementary ParticlesTABLE 30.2Some Particles and Their PropertiesThis section has dealt with the early theory of Yukawa of particles that mediatethe nuclear force, pions, and the mediators of the electromagnetic force, photons.Although his model led to the modern view, it has been superseded by the morebasic quark–gluon theory, as explained in Sections 30.12 and 30.13.30.8 CLASSIFICATION OF PARTICLESHadronsAll particles other than photons can be classified into two broad categories,hadrons and leptons, according to their interactions. Particles that interact throughthe strong force are called hadrons. There are two classes of hadrons, known asmesons and baryons, distinguished by their masses and spins. All mesons are knownto decay finally into electrons, positrons, neutrinos, and photons. The pion is thelightest of known mesons, with a mass of about 140 MeV/c 2 and a spin of 0. Anotheris the K meson, with a mass of about 500 MeV/c 2 and spin 0 also.Baryons have masses equal to or greater than the proton mass (the name baryonmeans “heavy” in Greek), and their spin is always a non-integer value (1/2 or 3/2).Protons and neutrons are baryons, as are many other particles. With the exceptionof the proton, all baryons decay in such a way that the end products include a proton.For example, the baryon called the hyperon first decays to a 0 in about10 10 s. The 0 then decays to a proton and a p in about 3 10 10 s.Today it is believed that hadrons are composed of quarks. (Later, we will havemore to say about the quark model.) Some of the important properties of hadronsare listed in Table 30.2.L PrincipalAnti- Mass DecayCategory Particle Name Symbol particle (MeV/c 2 ) B L eS Lifetime(s) Modes aLeptons Electron e e 0.511 0 1 0 0 0 StableElectron–neutrino e e 7eV/c 2 0 1 0 0 0 StableMuon 105.7 0 0 1 0 0 2.20 10 6 e e Muon–neutrino 0.3 0 0 1 0 0 StableTau 1 784 0 0 0 1 0 4 10 13Tau –neutrino 30 0 0 0 1 0 StableHadronsMesons Pion 139.6 0 0 0 0 0 2.60 10 8Self 135.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.83 10 16 2Kaon K K 493.7 0 0 0 0 1 1.24 10 8K 0 S K 0 S 497.7 0 0 0 0 1 0.89 10 10497.7 0 0 0 0 1 0K 0 L K 0 L5.2 10 8pe eEta Self 548.8 0 0 0 0 0 10 18 2, 3 Self 958 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 10 21Baryons Proton p p 938.3 1 0 0 0 0 StableNeutron n n 939.6 1 0 0 0 0 920Lambda 0 0 1 115.6 1 0 0 0 1 2.6 10 10 p , n0Sigma 1 189.4 1 0 0 0 1 0.80 10 10 p 0 , n 0 0 1 192.5 1 0 0 0 1 6 10 20 0 1 197.3 1 0 0 0 1 1.5 10 10 nXi 0 0 1 315 1 0 0 0 2 2.9 10 10 0 0 1 321 1 0 0 0 2 1.64 10 10 0 Omega 1 672 1 0 0 0 3 0.82 10 10 0 0 , 0 K a Notations in this column, such as p , n 0 mean two possible decay modes. In this case, the two possible decays are 0 : p and 0 : n 0 .L , 20 , ,0 3 e e, 0 e ev
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