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Resonance Production

A beam of $\pi^+$'s is incident upon a hydrogen target at rest in the laboratory. Find the minimum beam energy required to produce a $\Delta$ resonance. Use $m_\pi~=~140~{\rm MeV}$, $M_p~=~940~{\rm MeV}$ and $M_\Delta~=~1230~{\rm MeV}$.



Martin Savage
1999-09-27