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What happens if a neutron and an anti-proton collide?

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June 29, 2009

what happens if a neutron and an anti-proton collide?
what happens if a proton and an anti-neutron collide?

martin - USA

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When a neutron and proton collide, as in a particle accelerator, they change directions as an elastic collision. If at high energies, x-rays or gamma rays are given off, due to the change in direction and deceleration.

An anti-proton is simply a proton with a negative (-) electrical charge, so the result would be similar to that of a neutron-proton collision.

An anti-neutron has an opposite spin as a neutron. A collision with a proton would be similar to a neutron-proton collision.

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