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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 ) −√ p 2 c 2 +me2 c 4 ( 2 Q+me c 2 ) ( T e +me c 2 )
[ ]
c
1
C
N (T e)=
c5( e [ ]
T 2 +2 T e me c 2 ) 2 Q2+ ( 2 Q+ me c 2 ) ( me c2− √ p2 c 2 + me 2 c 4 ) ( T e +me c 2 )

2 2 C 2 2 2 2
β-decay energy ≫ m e c , m e c 2=0 → N ( T e ) = T [ Q −2Q √ p c ]
5 e
c
Q/ 2
2
T́ e =
Q
∫ Cc5 T e2 [ Q2 −2Q √ p 2 c 2 ] d T e
0

Q /2
2C
T́ e = 5 ∫
T e 2 [ Q2−2Q √ p 2 c 2 ] d T e
Qc 0

2C Q 3 2
T́ e = 5
3Qc 2 [ ]
( ) [ Q −2 Q √ p2 c 2 ] (tidak terbukti)

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(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 ) −√ p 2 c 2 +me2 c 4 ( 2 Q+me c 2 ) ( T e +me c 2 )
[ ]
c
1
C
[ ]
N ( T e ) = 5 ( T e2 +2 T e me c 2 ) 2 Q2+ ( 2 Q+ me c 2 ) ( me c2− √ p2 c 2 + me 2 c 4 ) ( T e +me c 2 )
c
2 C 1
β-decay energy ≪ m e c , Q=0 → N ( T e )= 2 2 2 2
5 ( T e +m e c )( T e +2 T e m e c )
c
2
[m e c 4−me c2 √ p 2 c 2 + me2 c 4 ]