Nuclear & Particle Physics
6 terms
Scintillation Counter
A radiation detection instrument that measures ionizing radiation by detecting flashes of light (scintillations) produced in a luminescent…
Nuclear & Particle PhysicsSpark Chamber
A historic particle detector consisting of parallel metal plates filled with noble gas where high-voltage electrical sparks form along…
Nuclear & Particle PhysicsSpontaneous Symmetry Breaking
A physics phenomenon where the underlying mathematical equations of a system possess symmetry, but the ground state (vacuum) drops into a…
Nuclear & Particle PhysicsStandard Model
The theoretical physics framework classifying all known elementary particles and describing three fundamental forces: electromagnetism…
Nuclear & Particle PhysicsStrong Nuclear Force
The powerful fundamental interaction that binds quarks together into hadrons and holds protons and neutrons together inside the atomic…
Nuclear & Particle PhysicsSynchrotron
A large ring-shaped particle accelerator in which guiding magnetic fields and accelerating RF electric fields increase synchronously as…