Elementary particles — UPSC Physics Optional CSE 2018 Paper II

Which of the following elementary particle reactions/decays are allowed under various conservation laws? If allowed, write down the type of interaction and the characteristic time by which it would proceed:

(i) p + n \to \Lambda^0 + \Sigma^+

(ii) \pi^+ + n \to \Lambda^0 + K^+

(iii) p+n\to K^{+}+\Sigma^{+}

(iv) \pi^{0}\to\gamma+

(v) \bar{n}\to\bar{p}+e^{+}+\nu_e