44.

59: 0  n   0
a)  E  (m)c  (m0 )c  ( mn )c (m 0 )c
2 2 2 2

 1116 MeV  939.6 MeV  135.0 MeV

 41.4 MeV.
b) Using conservation of momentum and kinetic energy; we know that the momentum of
the neutron and pion must have the same magnitude, p n  p
K n  E n  mn c 2  ( m n c 2 ) 2  ( p n c ) 2  mn c 2
 ( mn c 2 ) 2  ( p n c ) 2  mn c 2
 (mn c 2 ) 2  K 2  2m c 2 K   mn c 2
 K   K n  K   ( mn c 2 ) 2  K 2  2m c 2 K   mn c 2  E.
( m n c 2 ) 2  K 2  2m c 2 K   E 2  (mn c 2 ) 2  K 2  2 Em c 2  2 EK   2mn c 2 K  . Collecting
terms we find : K  (2m c 2  2 E  2mn c 2 )  E 2  2 Emn c 2
(41.4 MeV) 2  2(41.4 MeV)(939.6 MeV)
 K  .
2(135.0 MeV)  2(41.4 MeV)  2(939.6 MeV)
 K   35.62 MeV.
35.62
So the fractional energy carried by the pion is  0.86, and that of the neutron is
41.4
0.14.