Positrons and Electrons
Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 10:26 pm
Bruce said on 20 Aug. 2006 about RS2:
> > After this time, the combination will break
> > apart into an uncharged electron and photon, both
> > of which, because of having a free dimension,
> > will be carried off by the progression of the
> > natural reference system, unless trapped inside a
> > conductor. If the charged electron were moving at
> > the speed of light, it would decay in a distance
> > under 10 meters (30 feet).
Does this mean that if we had an electron gun firing charged
electrons down a 12 meter long evacuated tube, we would expect
to see a point about 10 meters from the gun when the uncharged
electrons and photons would break apart and uncharged electrons
and photons would be emitted in all directions?
> > After this time, the combination will break
> > apart into an uncharged electron and photon, both
> > of which, because of having a free dimension,
> > will be carried off by the progression of the
> > natural reference system, unless trapped inside a
> > conductor. If the charged electron were moving at
> > the speed of light, it would decay in a distance
> > under 10 meters (30 feet).
Does this mean that if we had an electron gun firing charged
electrons down a 12 meter long evacuated tube, we would expect
to see a point about 10 meters from the gun when the uncharged
electrons and photons would break apart and uncharged electrons
and photons would be emitted in all directions?