Illustrate the pair production photo interaction process and write a general energy balance showing before and after energies.
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Pair production is a process in which a high-energy photon interacts with the electric field of a nucleus or an electron, resulting in the creation of a particle-antiparticle pair (usually an electron and a positron). Show more…
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