Phase space Limiting Particles

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4.1.2 Phase space Limiting Particles

Since the angle phi has been constrained to remain constant, the x and y components of the momentum will increase in the positive first quadrant. This implies that the z component of the momentum must decrease by the relation:

$p^2=p_x^2+p_y^2+p_z^2$

In the Center of Mass frame, this becomes:

$p_x^{*2}+p_y^{*2} = p^{*2}-p_z^{*2}$

Since the momentum in the CM frame is a constant, this implies that pz must decrease. We can use the variable rapidity:

$y \equiv \frac {1}{2} \ln \left(\frac{E+p_z}{E-p_z}\right)$

where

$P^+ \equiv E+p_z$ $P^- \equiv E-p_z$

this implies that as

$p_z \rightarrow 0 \Rrightarrow \frac{E+p_z}{E-p_z} \rightarrow 1 \Rrightarrow \ln 1 \rightarrow 0 \Rrightarrow y=0$

For forward travel in the light cone:

$p_z \rightarrow E \Rrightarrow \frac{E+p_z}{E-p_z} \rightarrow \infin \Rrightarrow \ln \infin \rightarrow \infin \Rrightarrow y \rightarrow \infin$

This corresponds to the scattered electron proven earlier.

For backward travel in the light cone:

$p_z \rightarrow -E \Rrightarrow \frac{E+p_z}{E-p_z} \rightarrow 0 \Rrightarrow \ln 0 \rightarrow -\infin \Rrightarrow y \rightarrow -\infin$

Similarly, this corresponds to the Moller electron.

For a particle that transforms from the Lab frame to the CM frame where the particle is not within the light cone:

$p_x^2+p_y^2=52.589054^2+9.272868^2=53.400MeV \gt 53.015 MeV (E) \therefore p_z \rightarrow imaginary$

These particles are outside the light cone and are more timelike, thus not visible in normal space. This will reduce the number of particles that will be detected.

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