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Non Life Sciences => Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology => Topic started by: bbq490 on 04/06/2010 15:34:57

Title: anyone here can explain me what is the photo meaning??
Post by: bbq490 on 04/06/2010 15:34:57

(https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.iop.org%2Fobjects%2Fphw%2Fnews%2Fthumb%2F14%2F6%2F2%2Fneut.jpg&hash=1163173103418f81a35fa1bd11323c6e)

source from http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/42826

Title: anyone here can explain me what is the photo meaning??
Post by: bbq490 on 04/06/2010 15:47:36

what is g1?
what is g2?
and what is the meaning of daughter line?
thanks all

Title: anyone here can explain me what is the photo meaning??
Post by: yor_on on 06/06/2010 17:20:33

The light blue track is the one likely induced by the decay of a tau lepton produced by a tau neutrino. (http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/42826)

Title: anyone here can explain me what is the photo meaning??
Post by: Soul Surfer on 06/06/2010 23:28:27

The article explains what is going on quite well.  the photograph shows diagrammatically measured paths of particles that were passing through the detector at the time of the event described.  most of the tracks are not relavant.

Title: anyone here can explain me what is the photo meaning??
Post by: bbq490 on 07/06/2010 07:51:53

Quote from: Soul Surfer on 06/06/2010 23:28:27

The article explains what is going on quite well.  the photograph shows diagrammatically measured paths of particles that were passing through the detector at the time of the event described.  most of the tracks are not relavant.

then what is g1 and g2 , daughter track means??