Deep Inside the Atom (HSC SSCE Physics): Flashcards
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Two sources of early particle discoveries
Two sources of early particle discoveries
Cosmic-ray experiments and nuclear decay observations
Main problem with cosmic rays for experiments
Main problem with cosmic rays for experiments
Random arrival times and widely varying energies
Main limitation of nuclear decay for particle physics
Main limitation of nuclear decay for particle physics
Energy levels are too low to create massive particles
What particle accelerators provide
What particle accelerators provide
Controlled, high-energy particle beams for experiments
Half-life range of particles from accelerators
Half-life range of particles from accelerators
s to s
Two field types used in particle accelerators
Two field types used in particle accelerators
Electric fields (accelerate) and magnetic fields (steer)
What a synchrotron ring uses
What a synchrotron ring uses
Circular path with magnetic fields to accelerate particles
What is the LHC
What is the LHC
World's largest particle accelerator, 100m underground
Maximum speed LHC accelerates protons to
Maximum speed LHC accelerates protons to
(99.999999% speed of light)
What ATLAS detector at LHC discovered
What ATLAS detector at LHC discovered
Higgs boson (particle giving mass to matter)