IceCube detection of a high-energy particle proves 60-year-old theory

phys.org ^ | MARCH 10, 2021 | by University of Wisconsin-Madison

[dfwgator]

[BenLurkin]

ping

[Rightwing Conspiratr1]

A man of many talents...

[BitWielder1]

Micro, nano and pico aggression.

[BenLurkin]

A classic

[Beowulf9]

ok. I wanted to read this article but it's a little above my caliber of knowledge in the science dept. Maybe that is why about the fourth paragraph I began to get sleepy. But I totally woke up when I discovered the diagram shows the Eiffel Tower is at the bottom of the South Pole!!! Holy neutrinos, Batman!

[Hot Tabasco]

Deep inside the ice sheet at the South Pole, it smashed into an electron and produced a particle that quickly decayed into a shower of secondary particles.

I was there, I saw it, I thought it was just a firecracker going off..........Hmmm, whadda ya know.

[It Aint Easy]

You didn’t know they had to move it to keep it safe? The fencing wasn’t available due to Pelosi’s recent requisition orders.

I’m familiar with the terms due to education. I’m astounded by the sheer engineering and physics of this. Had never read about this observatory/sensor network before.

[dfwgator]

Electrons With Attitude!

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I saw a show about this detector. Amazing technology!

[SaveFerris]

heh

[Agatsu77]

I almost worked on that project until a Democrat congress cancelled the project, 25 years ago. Someone else must have finally built it.

[atomic_dog]

[Flash Bazbeaux]

Sheldon Glashow is a frequent participant in the Ig Nobel awards.

https://www.improbable.com/ig-about/

Described by one fan as:

“It’s like the weirdest f-ing thing that you’ll ever go to… it’s a collection of, like, actual Nobel Prize winners giving away prizes to real scientists for doing f’d-up things… it’s awesome.”
—Amanda Palmer

[Blood of Tyrants]

And exactly what is the use of these electron antineutrinos?

[BenLurkin]

[Nateman]

I calculated that the energy of that single neutrino was equal to the energy of a drop of water falling 18 inches.Amazing that a ghostly sub atomic particle can pack so much into it. If I remember correctly they even traced it to a galaxy billions of lights years distant.

[MAAG]

fundamental-particles. are not these the things that blast through us and the earth itself? This is why I am amazed that computers and rom chips can maintain memory without corruption.

[Nateman]

...And exactly what is the use of these electron antineutrinos?

Because neutrinos have such a tiny interaction with matter they go from the core of a star right into space without much blockage. It is a good way to test if a theory of nuclear physics is any good. In fact for a long time the measured amount was one third of the predicted amount from fusion inside the sun. It was discovered latter on that neutrinos come in 3 types that switch around in flight.

Good nuclear physics makes great bombs that keeps our enemies from attacking us.