Neutrons are tiny subatomic particles which, together with protons, form the nucleus of a atom. While the number of protons defines the element of an atom, the number of neutrons in the nucleus can vary, resulting in different isotopes of an element. For example, ordinary hydrogen contains one proton and no neutrons, but the isotopes …
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Researchers at Ohio State University have developed a new method for detecting dark matter, based on existing meteor detection technology. By using ground-based radar to look for ionization trails, similar to those produced by meteors as they pass through the air, they hope to use Earth’s atmosphere as a detector for large particles. The results …
Finnish Center for Astronomy with ESO, FI-20014, University of Turku, Turku, Finland Ioannis Liodakis, Jenni Jormanainen, Elina Lindfors & Kari Nilsson Astrophysical Research Institute, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA Alan P. Marscher, Svetlana G. Jorstad, and Zachary R. Weaver Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia, IAA-CSIC, Glorieta de la Astronomía s/n, Granada, Spain Iván Agudo, Maria …
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On Friday 18 November, a test using lead ion collisions was carried out in the LHC and allowed the experiments to validate the new detectors and the new data processing systems before the next lead-lead physics campaign. Run3’s first Pb-Pb collision event displays taken on November 18, 2022 (Picture: CERN)After the successful start of Run …
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In search of the elementary: tactile surfaces inspired by the particles of the universe Courtesy of Fiandre Architectural Surfaces To share To share Facebook Twitter Mail pinterest WhatsApp Or https://www.archdaily.com/992026/in-search-of-the-elemental-tactile-surfaces-inspired-by-the-particles-of-the-universe The search for the fundamental particle has been feeding curious minds for much longer than we realize. Leucippus and Democritus, Greek philosophers of the 5th …
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The IceCube Lab sits atop a billion-ton network of ice and detection equipment at the South Pole. Using the Powerful Neutrino Telescope, researchers have identified a new source of astrophysical neutrinos from the galaxy NGC 1068. Credit: Martin Wolf, IceCube/NSF On Earth, billions of subatomic particles called neutrinos pass through our bodies every second, but …
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About 47 million light-years from where you’re sitting, the center of a black hole-laden galaxy named NGC 1068 spews streams of enigmatic particles. These are neutrinos – otherwise known as the elusive “ghost particles” that haunt our universe while leaving little trace of their existence. Immediately after coming into existence, beams of these invisible pieces …
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