University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)

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Chapter 44 - Particle Physics and Cosmology - Problems - Exercises - Page 1521: 44.40

Answer

785 MeV.

Work Step by Step

The rest mass of the proton/antiproton is 938.3 MeV. The proton/antiproton creates a photon with energy $hf = h\frac{c}{\lambda}=2.761\times10^{-10}J=1723 MeV$. The proton/antiproton must have had KE of 1723 MeV-938.3 MeV = 785 MeV.
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