102 2 Quantum Mechanics – I

c Pγ = E γ = 67.5 MeV
h c (2π )(197.3 MeV.fm)
λ= = 2π =
p cp 67.5 MeV
= 18.36 fm = 1.836 × 10−14 m.

 1/2  1/2
150 150
2.2 λ = = = 1.667 Å
V 54
h 2π c 197.3 MeV − fm
2.3 λ = = = (2π ) ×
p (2mc2 T )1/2 (2 × 939 T − MeV)1/2
= 28.6 × 10−5 Å/T 1/2
where T is in MeV. If T is in eV, λ = 0.286 Å/T1/2

h 6.63 × 10−34 J−s

2.4 λ = =
p (2 × 9.1 × 10−31 × 1.6 × 10−19 )1/2
 
−10 151 1/2
= 12.286 × 10 m/V = 1/2
.
V
 
m n v2 p2 3kT 3 300
2.5 (a) = = = × 1.38 × 10−23 ×
2 2m n 2 2 1.6 × 10−19
= 0.0388 eV
√ 1/2
cC p = 2m n c2 · E n = (2 × 940 × 106 × 0.0388)1/2 = 8,541 eV
h hc
λ= = = 3.9 × 10−15 (eV − s) × 3 × 108 m − s−1 /8,541 eV
p cp
= 1.37 × 10−10 m = 1.37 Å
Such neutrons can be diffracted by crystals as their deBroglie wavelength
is comparable with the interatomic distance in the crystal.
(b) Δ px .Δx = 
Put the uncertainty in momentum equal to the momentum itself, Δ px = p
c 197.3 MeV − fm
cp = = = 197.3 MeV
Δx 1.0 fm
E = (c2 p 2 + m 2 c4 )1/2 = [(197.3)2 + (940)2 ]1/2 = 960.48 MeV
Kinetic energy T = E − mc2 = 960.5 − 940 = 20.5 MeV

2.6 E 2 = c2 p 2 + m 2 c4
2 ω 2 = c 2 2 k 2 + m 2 c 4
 1/2
m 2 c4
ω= c k + 2
2 2