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Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> wrote:
> numbernumber1964@gmail.com wrote:
>> How do the subatomic particle propagate through the steel enclosure of the bubble chamber.
> 
> See my previous answer.
> 

And to elaborate, let’s consider a few things: 
1. X-rays, gamma rays, neutrons, and protons are routinely used for
examining the insides of humans and the beam does not burn holes in their
bodies on the way in. All it takes sometimes is an everyday reality check
to put aside something one might think is plausible. 
2. The particles studied in bubble chambers are the same complement that
are found in cosmic rays, and cosmic rays routinely rain down on the
surface of the earth, penetrating buildings and people all the time. Notice
that cosmic rays do not obliterate surface structures or set them on fire. 
3. The particles studied in bubble chambers are usually ones created INSIDE
the chamber, from collisions between other incoming particles and the
liquid in the chamber itself. Thus the studied particles do not have to
penetrate bubble chamber walls at all. 
4. The beam window for a bubble chamber is deliberately thinned, relative
to the rest of the structure. This is done to minimize the chances that an
incoming particle will interact at all with the window. Most particles pass
right by the atoms in the window with virtually zero energy deposit in the
window. 

-- 
Odd Bodkin — Maker of fine toys, tools, tables

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Particle physics 2 numbernumber1964@gmail.com - 2018-06-07 10:13 -0700
  Particle physics 2 john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-06-07 10:17 -0700
    Re: Particle physics 2 Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2018-06-08 15:02 -0500
  Re: Particle physics 2 Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-06-07 17:39 +0000
    Re: Particle physics 2 Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2018-06-08 14:58 -0500
      Re: Particle physics 2 Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-06-08 20:43 +0000
        Re: Particle physics 2 benj <benj@nobody.net> - 2018-06-08 19:13 -0400
          Re: Particle physics 2 Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2018-06-08 18:48 -0500
  Re: Particle physics 2 numbernumber1964@gmail.com - 2018-06-07 12:25 -0700
    Re: Particle physics 2 Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-06-07 20:38 +0000
    Re: Particle physics 2 Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2018-06-07 22:44 +0200
  Re: Particle physics 2 numbernumber1964@gmail.com - 2018-06-07 12:26 -0700
  Re: Particle physics 2 numbernumber1964@gmail.com - 2018-06-07 12:27 -0700
    Re: Particle physics 2 Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2018-06-07 23:06 +0200
      Re: Particle physics 2 Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-06-07 21:47 +0000
        Re: Particle physics 2 Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2018-06-08 04:16 +0200
  Re: Particle physics 2 Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2018-06-07 22:38 +0200
    Re: Particle physics 2 Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2018-06-08 15:07 -0500
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    Re: Particle physics 2 Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-06-08 17:48 +0000
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      Re: Particle physics 2 Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2018-06-08 14:53 -0500
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    Re: Particle physics 2 Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-06-08 20:43 +0000
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    Re: Particle physics 2 Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-06-08 20:43 +0000
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        Re: Particle physics 2 Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2018-06-09 19:03 -0500
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