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Date May 2015 Marks available 2 Reference code 15M.3.SL.TZ1.13
Level Standard level Paper Paper 3 Time zone Time zone 1
Command term Outline Question number 13 Adapted from N/A

Question

This question is about quarks.

An interaction between an electron and a positron can lead to the production of hadrons via the reaction
\[{e^ - } + {e^ + } \to u + \bar u\]
where u is an up quark. This process involves the electromagnetic interaction.

Draw a Feynman diagram for this interaction.

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a.

Outline, with reference to the strong interaction, why hadrons are produced in the reaction.

[2]
b.

Markscheme

particles correctly labelled and interaction correctly shown;
arrow directions correct;

a.

strong (colour) interaction increases with separation requiring high energy;
high energy allows creation of hadrons/quarks;
confinement requires the formation of two quarks, not one;

b.

Examiners report

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Syllabus sections

Core » Topic 7: Atomic, nuclear and particle physics » 7.3 – The structure of matter
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