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# A neutral pion at rest decays into two photons according to $$\pi^{0} \quad \rightarrow \quad \gamma+\gamma$$Find the energy, momentum, and frequency of each photon.

## $E = 67.5 \text{MeV}, p = 67.5 \text{MeV/c}, f = 1.63 \times 10^{22}\text{Hz}$

Nuclear Physics

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National University of Singapore

Nuclear Physics

Particle Physics