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@freyablekman
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Particle Physicist that (co)built and uses the CMS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN
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2018-02-13 20:31
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freyablekman
steemstem
8y
RE: Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Evidence
blush
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freyablekman
steemstem
8y
RE: Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Evidence
well it is a scientific paper... but the data is there :)
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freyablekman
steemstem
8y
RE: Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Evidence
and in this field, like most of physics, all papers are made public as preprints, you can take a look yourself here:
freyablekman
steemstem
8y
RE: Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Evidence
well there is some data in the paper, and as this is an accelerator experiment things are much better controlled than in astronomy, but indeed the gravitational polarisation of the BICEP2 experiment also
freyablekman
steemstem
8y
RE: Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Evidence
and yes, I am back! Teaching semester is over so I have some more time
freyablekman
steemstem
8y
RE: Visiting CERN, an insider's perspective
Everything that comes out of CERN is public, and is published in scientific journal papers so also readeable for non-CERN people (although of course I admit we use some jargon which can confuse non-experts).I
freyablekman
steemstem
8y
RE: Visiting CERN, an insider's perspective
if that accelerator would have been built,we would have discovered the Higgs particle in 2001 or so already. It was really a sad day for US science when the project was cancelled
freyablekman
steemstem
8y
RE: Visiting CERN, an insider's perspective
haha well a lot of what I do is computer based too, don't worry
freyablekman
steemstem
8y
RE: Visiting CERN, an insider's perspective
haha well our offices are pretty crappy, if that's a comfort. We spend our money on cables and the experiments because: (and experiments)
freyablekman
steemstem
8y
RE: Visiting CERN, an insider's perspective
Happy to hear you like the post! We will start running again this spring, and fun results are coming out all the time. Once I've gone over the basics I will start writing about the physics results we make
freyablekman
steemstem
8y
RE: Introduceyourself: Particle Physicist at the Compact Muon Solenoid at CERN
Hi, thanks! I don't personally study neutrinos in detail but do use them as they are produced in the collisions I study :)
freyablekman
science
8y
RE: The Building Blocks of Life - Basics
What a great post, I have a soft spot for biology and really enjoyed reading this intro. Thanks!
freyablekman
steemstem
8y
RE: Particle physics data taking and analysing - a 'quick' overview
I'd love to read about the hyperloop work, definitely! And let me know if you end up writing a song about Higgs bosons, but just to be aware: you have Nick Cave and others to compete with :)
freyablekman
steemstem
8y
RE: Particle physics data taking and analysing - a 'quick' overview
Happy to hear that, I think it is important to talk about the concepts, not to obfuscate with technicalities or jargon, I'm happy to read you noticed :)
freyablekman
steemstem
8y
RE: Particle physics data taking and analysing - a 'quick' overview
Both (sorry!), there are known factors that the collisions are different, but also actual are actual statistical probabilities of different things that can happen when exactly the same initial condition
freyablekman
steemstem
8y
RE: Particle physics data taking and analysing - a 'quick' overview
that is the nature of quantum physics. Even if the initial conditions would be exactly the same, every collision would have a certain number of possible outcomes (not just one, many!), and there are
freyablekman
steemstem
8y
RE: Particle physics data taking and analysing - a 'quick' overview
the research we do is basic (fundamental) science. This means it produces knowledge, in my case the understanding of particles, forces between particles etc. The goal is not to have applications beyond
freyablekman
technology
8y
RE: The Race in Quantum Computing
Lovely post, very good summary
freyablekman
steemstem
9y
RE: What does an experimental particle physicist do: Measure particles!
nope. The size in meters of a particle has nothing to do with how many electrons/protons get ionized, that only has to do with the charge of the particle that flies through matter, to first order. And
freyablekman
steemstem
9y
RE: Introduceyourself: Particle Physicist at the Compact Muon Solenoid at CERN
and I will explain why CMS is "Compact" in a future blog. Relatively it is, amazingly enough.
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