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starspirit discovered this in Physics
•7 reviews since May 5, 2008
physics, science
•universetoday.com/2008/05/05/digging-for-dark...
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starspirit discovered 3 weeks ago- From the page: "How do you catch a WIMP? No, I'm not talking about bullying the weakest kid in class, I'm talking about Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (those WIMPs). Well, it isn't easy. Although they are "massive" by definition, they do not interact with the electromagnetic force (via photons) so they cannot be "seen" and they do not interact with the strong nuclear force, so they cannot be "felt" by atomic nuclei. If we cannot detect WIMPs via these two forces, how can we possibly ever hope to detect them? After all, WIMPs are theorized to be flying through the Earth without hitting anything, they are that weakly interacting. But sometimes, they might collide with atomic nuclei but only if they collide head-on. This is a very rare occurrence, but the Large Underground Xenon (LUX) detector will be buried 4,800 feet (1,463 meters, or nearly a mile) underground in an old South Dakota goldmine and scientists are hopeful that when an unlucky WIMP bumps into a xenon atom, a flash of light will be captured, signifying the first ever observation of dark matter..." Here's a great site http://www.astroengine.com So many physics research papers and news items are released every day to the public domain, but many don't get noticed, especially if they originate from a small institution or individual. It is the purpose of astroENGINE to find interesting papers, letters, proceedings or online articles of interest and discuss them in an informal, yet informed, crisp blog format.
- ommeditation rated 9 days ago
- This is a most facinating article about "Weakly Interacting Massive Particles" (WIMPs).
- Jano22 rated 11 days ago
- nice looking blog and website...thanks.
- SUsteph7 rated 3 weeks ago
- Interesting. I hope that the WIMP proves out. I've a frustrated understanding of Dark Matter. I thought annihilation during the progress of the Big Bang was more sufficient than less with the myriad permutative models coalescing. Thanks starspirit.
- Tarret rated 3 weeks ago
- Very interesting read.
- Neil-Johnson rated 5 weeks ago
- great information
- jajajayu rated 2 months ago
- Super Kamiokande neutrino detector in Japan The WIMP detector is coming.
