PHAS0040 – Nuclear and Particle Physics

Answer ALL THREE questions
The numbers in square brackets show the provisional allocation of maximum marks per question or part of question.
The following data may be used if required:
Speed of light in vacuum, c = 2.998 × 108 m · s 1 Planck’s constant, h = 6.626 × 10 34 J · s Fundamental electronic charge, e = 1.602 × 10 19 C
Unified atomic mass unit amu, u =1.661 × 10 27 kg = 931.494 MeV/c2 Proton mass mp = 1.673 × 10 27 kg = 938.3 MeV/c2
Neutron mass mn = 1.675 × 10 27 kg = 939.6 MeV/c2
Electron mass me = 9.109 × 10 31 kg Electron volt eV = 1.602 × 10 19 J