University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)

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Chapter 44 - Particle Physics and Cosmology - Problems - Exercises - Page 1520: 44.14

Answer

1212 MeV.

Work Step by Step

To create the $\eta^o$, the minimum available energy is the rest mass energy of the 3 particles that are produced. This is 938.3 MeV + 938.3 MeV + 547.3 MeV. Each of the incident protons has half this energy, so the beam energy is 1212 MeV.
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