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I am a non physicist-scientist, but landed here searching the internet for this answer. Has it ever been done? Thank you for any answers.
russ_watters said:Welcome to PF!
I would assume it is taken into account, with the lifespan of particles created in the collisions, but I couldn't find any quick references. But how about a natural particle accelerator?
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/relativ/muon.html
russ_watters said:Welcome to PF!
I would assume it is taken into account, with the lifespan of particles created in the collisions, but I couldn't find any quick references. But how about a natural particle accelerator?
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/relativ/muon.html
Thank you. Is this considered evidence of time dilation?jtbell said:When I was in graduate school 35 years ago, one of my friends worked on an experiment involving beams of sigma and xi hyperons at Fermilab. Without the time dilation of their lifetimes, the hyperons would not have been able to travel from the production target to the detector.
nonphysicsman said:Thank you. Is this considered evidence of time dilation?
Did you reat the link? It's pretty descriptive, yet succinct.nonphysicsman said:What would be a natural accelerator?
Muons produced by cosmic rays demonstrate this effect.nonphysicsman said:Thank you for the response. I'm trying to find out if there has been evidence of time slowing or accelerating as particles approach the speed of light. What would be a natural accelerator?
That hyper physics link that Russ W gave you tells you all about it. It's a 'natural' event.nonphysicsman said:What would be a natural accelerator?
Yes, the rate of radioactive decay can change in a particle accelerator. This is because the particles in the accelerator are moving at high speeds and can interact with the radioactive material, causing changes in the rate of decay.
A particle accelerator can affect radioactive decay by accelerating particles to high speeds, which can cause collisions and interactions with the radioactive material. This can result in changes in the rate of decay.
Yes, a particle accelerator can make radioactive material less radioactive by accelerating particles that can interact with and change the composition of the radioactive material, resulting in a decrease in its radioactivity.
No, radioactive decay does not completely stop in a particle accelerator. While the rate of decay may change, the particles in the accelerator are still undergoing decay and emitting particles. Additionally, the accelerator is designed to keep the particles moving and interacting, so the decay process continues.
The design of a particle accelerator can affect radioactive decay by controlling the speed and direction of the particles, which can impact the interactions they have with the radioactive material. Different designs may also have different shielding and containment measures to minimize the effects of radioactive decay.