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Re:Newly Measured Particle Seems Heavy Enough to Break Known... by derekdahmer on Thursday April 07, 2022 @07:17PM (#30951489)
Using cosmic rays to calibrate the detector is really cool!

> Knowing the exact position of each wire is crucial to getting an accurate trajectory. For the new analysis, Kotwal and his colleagues took advantage of muons that rain down from the sky as cosmic rays. These bulletlike particles constantly rip through the detector in almost perfectly straight lines, letting the researchers detect any wonky wires and pin down the wires’ positions to within 1 micrometer.

Re:Newly Measured Particle Seems Heavy Enough to Break Known... by oyoman on Friday April 08, 2022 @03:48AM (#30954398)
Just to let people knows: actually it is the common way to calibrate detectors and especially cylindrical detector system with a solenoid magnet. So nothing special in this.
Re:Newly Measured Particle Seems Heavy Enough to Break Known... by Intermernet on Friday April 08, 2022 @07:19AM (#30955595)
Just because it's common doesn't mean it's not special! (Actually, it sort-of by definition does mean that, but come on! It's still awesomely cool!)
Re:Newly Measured Particle Seems Heavy Enough to Break Known... by WithinReason on Friday April 08, 2022 @06:44AM (#30955397)
I think it's still cool.
Re:Newly Measured Particle Seems Heavy Enough to Break Known... by nathancahill on Thursday April 07, 2022 @11:21PM (#30953004)
Straight out of The Three-Body Problem
Re:Newly Measured Particle Seems Heavy Enough to Break Known... by Sharlin on Friday April 08, 2022 @07:09AM (#30955538)
As this is not actually a new technique, it’s likely rather a case of art imitating life.
Re:Newly Measured Particle Seems Heavy Enough to Break Known... by omgmajk on Friday April 08, 2022 @03:13AM (#30954193)
Came here to say this. The Sophons are already in effect.
Re:Newly Measured Particle Seems Heavy Enough to Break Known... by thunderbong on Friday April 08, 2022 @01:20AM (#30953579)
That's sheer genius!