Temperature is a collective phenomenon. The point is not to recreate the same temperature, but to have collisional energies that are comparable to what you would get were the particles in an environment at that temperature.Sasho Andonov said:
I understand, but the will this temperature (energy) around affect the results of collisions? Under "results of collision", I mean new particles created by collisions.DrClaude said:
LHC produces hottest temperatures ever recorded on EarthSasho Andonov said:
Since the OP will probably ask, do we know what the volume of that plasma was? It must have been confined to a pretty small region where the two beams were colliding... (compared to the total volume of the vacuum chamber around the collision volume)renormalize said:
Well, here is what I would say (as a non-expert), based on the conclusions on pg. 47 of the massive (327 pages!) recent report from the ALICE collaboration at the Large Hadron Collider (https://arxiv.org/abs/2211.04384):berkeman said:
No, effectively the volume of the nuclei colliding.berkeman said:
Getting something with the dimensions of temperature isn't insensible or undesirable.Vanadium 50 said:
Depending on the beam energy as well as on the centrality class it's at the order of 1000-2000##\text{fm}^3##, as inferred from the statistical hadronization model, which works amazingly way to determine the particle abundancies. It's the volume at the time of thermal freeze-out, i.e., after some considerable expansion of the fireball. See, e.g.,berkeman said:
The volume of the plasma inside the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) during particle collisions is incredibly small, on the order of 10^-27 cubic meters. This extremely tiny volume is necessary to create the high-energy conditions required for particle collisions.
The volume of the plasma inside the LHC during particle collisions is determined through complex calculations based on the energy levels of the particles being accelerated and the size of the collision points within the accelerator. Scientists use sophisticated models and simulations to estimate the volume of the plasma.
The volume of the plasma inside the LHC during particle collisions is intentionally kept small to maximize the energy density and create the conditions necessary for high-energy particle interactions. A small volume allows for a higher concentration of energy, increasing the likelihood of particle collisions.
The small volume of plasma inside the LHC plays a crucial role in enhancing the energy density and increasing the chances of particle collisions. By confining the plasma to a tiny volume, scientists can achieve the high-energy conditions needed to study fundamental particles and their interactions.
The volume of the plasma inside the LHC is carefully controlled and optimized for particle collisions. While adjustments can be made to certain parameters within the accelerator, such as the energy levels of the particles or the size of the collision points, the overall volume of the plasma is typically kept constant to maintain the desired experimental conditions.