2

8. (a) if the β-decay energy is large compared with m e c , find a simplified form of equation 9.25 and
show that the average value of T e (not the of T e where N (T e ) has its maximum) is equal to Q/2

Answer:
1
C 2
N ( T e ) = 5 ( T e2 +2 T e me c 2 ) 2 ( Q−T e ) ( T e + me c 2)
c
1
C
N ( T e ) = 5 ( T e2 +2 T e me c 2 ) 2 Q2+ me c 2 ( 2Q+me c2 )−√ ❑
[ ]
c
1
C
N (T e)= T 2 +2 T e me c 2 ) 2 Q2+ ( 2Q+ me c 2 )( me c 2− √❑ )
5( e [ ]
c
2 2 C 2 2
β-decay energy ≫ m e c , m e c 2=0 → N ( T e ) = T e [ Q −2Q √ ❑ ]
c5
Q/ 2
2
T e=
Q
∫ Cc5 T e2 [ Q2 −2Q √❑]
0

Q /2
2C
T e= 5 ∫
T e 2 [ Q2−2 Q √❑ ]
Qc 0

2C Q 3 2
T e= [
( ) [ Q −2 Q √❑ ] (tidak terbukti)
3 Q c5 2 ]
2
(b) In the case of β-decay energies that are small compared with m e c , show that the average value of
T e is Q/3

Answer:
1
C 2
N (T e)= T 2 +2 T e me c 2 ) 2 ( Q−T e ) ( T e + me c 2)
5( e
c
1
C
N ( T e ) = 5 ( T e2 +2 T e me c 2 ) 2 Q2+ me c 2 ( 2Q+me c2 )−√ ❑
[ ]
c
1
C
N ( T e ) = 5 ( T e2 +2 T e me c 2 ) 2 Q2+ ( 2Q+ me c 2 )( me c 2− √❑ )
[ ]
c
2 C 1
β-decay energy ≪ m e c , Q=0 → N ( T e )=
2 4 2
5 ( T e +m e c )( T e +2 T e m e c ) [ m e c −m e c √ ❑ ]
2 2 2 2
c