IPPOG Resources Database
Momentum
Author(s): IASA, Athens, Greece
Contact: ippog-info@cern.ch
Submitted by: lila.mabiala@cern.ch
Published: November 30, 2020
Momentum
Conservation of momentum in particle collisions
Students will determine the total momentum from all particles tracked after a particle collision and they will calculate the missing momentum(magnitude & direction). Exercise of kinematics in particle physics
Languages
Audiences
Topics
Matter, Particles and the Universe (Known Physics)
Particles and Their Interactions
Technologies and Experiments
Data Analysis
School Topics
Measurements and uncertainties
Measurements
Measurement uncertainties
Keywords
IPPOG25, GR
Online use
Yes
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