Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 44 - Quarks, Leptons, and the Big Bang - Problems - Page 1364: 22

Answer

$$338 \mathrm{\ MeV} $$

Work Step by Step

$\text { Conservation of energy (see Eq. } 37-47)$ leads to $K_{f}=-\Delta m c^{2}+K_{i}=\left(m_{\Sigma^{-}}-m_{\pi^{-}}-m_{n}\right) c^{2}+K_{i} $ $\quad=1197.3 \mathrm{MeV}-139.6 \mathrm{MeV}-939.6 \mathrm{MeV}+220 \mathrm{MeV} $ $\quad=338 \mathrm{\ MeV} $
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