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(c) The mass of muon at rest is 2 07 $m. e • is e electron rest mass (0 .511 MeV). The mean life
time at rest for muon is 2. 2 ~s. T li e of muon emerging from an accelerator is measured in
the laboratory as 6.9 ~s. Esti~ e of these muons in the laboratory.
(d) A system with 2 independen~..:)~~es Xi and x2 has the following Larangian
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(b) Obtain the equation of motion of a partie! e moving relative to a rotating frame of reference. Explain
the term representing coriolis force in this expression.
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(c) Define scattering cross-section. A charged particle of mass m and charge Z. is scattered by another
charged partie! e of charge Z. at rest.
Deduce the expression for the scattering cross-section.
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3. (a) A person in a space ship is hoi ding a rod of length of 0. 5 m, the space ship is cruising at a speed V
parallel to the earths surface. What does the person in the space ship notice as the rod is rotated from
parallel to perpendicular to the space ships motion? What does an observer on earth's surface notice?
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Certain string has a linear mass density of0.25 kgm- and stretched with a tension of25 N. One end
is given a sinusoidal motion, its frequency 5 Hz and amplitude 0.01 metre. If at t = 0, the end has
zero displacement and is moving along the positive Y direction, derive the wave speed, the
wavelength and the wave equation of the wave in the string.

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(c) The phase velocity in a mateial is .Jg I k where k is the propagation constant. Prove
velocity will be half of the phase velocity. o~~OUJ
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4.(a) Parallel rays fall on circular aperture of diameter I mm. At a certain positiofoith~creen
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dark spot on an axial point. When the screen is moved by 12.5 ern, one~~ets a dark spot.

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Illustrate the transitions in all the aforesaid situations by drawing suitable energy level diagrams.
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(d) (i) What is Lamb shift? Explain it by illustrating through a suitable energy level diagram. Has
Lamb shift been observed in any atom other than hydrogen?
(ii) How does the 21 em hydrogen line originate? Comment on its astronomical applications.
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5. Answer any THREE of the following:

(a) Use conservation laws to find the nature of residual nucleus when 50.0 MeV proton b earn strikes the
beryllium(~ Be) target nucleus producing a beam of neutrons.

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(b) Illustrate with any five examples that production of strange particles conserves strangeness,

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(c) (i) Obtain reciprocal lattice to normal BCC lattice.
(ii) Describe Josephson junction and the effect. How is it exploited in the a SQUID?
Write down the applications of a SQUID.

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(i) FETs have unique properties which make BJTs not su
What are these most important FET applications?
(ii) Briefly describe FETs as variable resistors.
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6.(a) Discuss briefly the concepts of fission barrier, exc~
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(b) Classify the Indian power reactors into B H ~ and FBR varieties, explaining the acronyms,
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(b) (i) What are sequenti a! switching circuits
(ii) Describe a simple sequential circuit.
(iii) Describe a clocked RS Flip-Flop,
(iv) Briefly describe ROMs.
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(c) Explain a solar cell employing its characteristics on output quantity Venus quantities like load
current, radiance and temperature. (10)

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