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GATE PH 2007 • Q20 (MCQ) +1 Mark

The strangeness quantum number is conserved in (A) strong, weak and electromagnetic interactions. (B) weak and electromagnetic interactions only. (C) strong and weak interactions o...

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GATE PH 2007 • Q58 (MCQ) +2 Mark

The half-life of a radio-isotope is $4 \times 10^4$ years. If there are $10^9$ radioactive nuclei in a sample initially, the number of nuclei remaining undecayed after $8 \times 10...

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GATE PH 2014 • Q59 (NAT) +2 Mark

Consider the process − + − ++ → +π π µµ . The minimum kinetic energy of the muons (µ) in the centre of mass frame required to produce the pion ( π) pairs at rest is __________ MeV....

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GATE PH 2017 • Q35 (MCQ) +1 Mark

In the nuclear reaction 13C6 +Ve → 13N, + X , the particle X is (A) an electron (B) an anti-electron (C) a muon (D) a pion...

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GATE PH 2021 • Q64 (NAT) +2 Mark

The spin $ and orbital angular momentum I of an atom precess about j, the total angular momentum. / precesses about an axis fixed by a magnetic field Bj = 2B,2, where Bo is a const...

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GATE PH 2023 • Q27 (MCQ) +1 Mark

The Ξ0∗ particle is a member of the Baryon decuplet with isospin state | I, I3〉 = | 1 2 , 1 2〉 and strangeness quantum number -2. In the quark model, which one of the following is ...

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GATE PH 2023 • Q48 (MCQ) +2 Mark

In a hadronic interaction, 𝜋0's are produced with different momenta, and they immediately decay into two photons with an opening angle 𝜃 between them. Assuming that all these dec...

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GATE PH 2024 • Q49 (MSQ) +2 Mark

Decays of mesons and baryons can be categorized as weak, strong and electromagnetic decays depending upon the interactions involved in the processes. Which of the following option ...

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GATE PH 2026 • Q24 (MSQ) +1 Mark

Given Q is the electromagnetic charge and S is the strangeness quantum number, identify the particle(s) for which (Q - S) = 0 is satisfied....

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