1022 keV
    The minimum energy needed to produce an electron-positron
    pair is twice the rest mass energy of an electron:
       
        - 
    
= 2 x mec2 keV  
      - = 2 x 511 keV
 
      - = 1022 keV
 
       
      This is the minimum value of energy of a gamma-ray that will allow
      pair-production events to occur.  |