Not a particle physicist, but I follow it like it's my favorite TV show. Was under the impression that neutrinos only interact with other matter via the weak force, and that the only way for this interaction to happen is via a neutrino precise direct hit to an atomic nucleus. Something like 5-7 lightyears of lead only has a 50/50 chance of interacting with 1 neutrino.
They must be sending like 1015 or more neutrino particles per second through "The device, located 480 meters from a key interaction point in the LHC, comprised layers of lead and tungsten layered with emulsion. When neutrinos pass through the setup, they leave telltale marks on the emulsion layers." Curious to know more about this "device."
Not a particle physicist, but I follow it like it's my favorite TV show. Was under the impression that neutrinos only interact with other matter via the weak force, and that the only way for this interaction to happen is via a neutrino precise direct hit to an atomic nucleus. Something like 5-7 lightyears of lead only has a 50/50 chance of interacting with 1 neutrino.
They must be sending like 10^15 or more neutrino particles per second through "The device, located 480 meters from a key interaction point in the LHC, comprised layers of lead and tungsten layered with emulsion. When neutrinos pass through the setup, they leave telltale marks on the emulsion layers." Curious to know more about this "device."
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