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Re: WITCH hunt nearing end at CERN

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Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote:
> WITCH hunt nearing end at CERN
>> http://phys.org/news/2015-10-witch-nearing-cern.html
> 
>> This Halloween, meet CERN's very own WITCH ? an experiment at ISOLDE,
>> the laboratory's nuclear facility.
>>
>> The 31 October conjures up images of pumpkins, ghouls and the iconic
>> witch ?complete with pointy hat and black cat. CERN's WITCH (the Weak
>> Interaction Trap for Charged Particles) experiment may not have the
>> cat, but it does have its own particle-track broomstick.
>>
>> WITCH investigates weak interaction, the fundamental interaction
>> responsible for radioactive decay. By slowing down and trapping a
>> beam of ions from ISOLDE, WITCH can measure the recoil energy of an
>> ion as it emits a positron and an electron neutrino during beta
>> decay.
>>
>> The researchers are measuring properties of the decaying ion, hunting
>> for any deviations that could provide evidence of a new particle and
>> expose flaws in the Standard Model ? the currently accepted model of
>> how our universe is built. Data collected over a five-year period is
>> now being analysed. So far no sign of deviations has appeared.
 
Aren't these guys just full of clever acronyms, shit head?

You do know this site has an RSS feed so there is no need to cut
and paste articles, spamming shit head?

Want to bet no one wants to discuss this worthless cut and paste,
shit head? 

-- 
Jim Pennino

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WITCH hunt nearing end at CERN Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 08:42 -0500
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