Physics beyond the Standard Model Current Affairs, GK & News
India based Neutrino Observatory Project
The centre recently made clarifications about the upcoming INO project in Tamil Nadu in response to questions in Rajya Sabha. The INO project, which is being planned in Theni of Tamil Nadu, is a proposed research facility to be constructed close to the Western Ghats. Its vicinity to the Ghats region had led to concerns ..
Topics: India-based Neutrino Observatory • Ino • Neutrino • Physical sciences • Physics • Physics beyond the Standard Model • States and union territories of India • Tamil Nadu • Theni • Western Ghats
Large Hadron Collider (LHC) world’s largest and most powerful particle collider and largest machine in world
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the world’s largest and most powerful particle collider and the largest machine in the world. It is in news because The European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) has approved the experiment designed to look for light and weakly interacting particles at the LHC. It is planning a new experiment ..
Topics: Accelerator physics • CERN • E-Science • Hadron collider • Large Hadron Collider • Natural sciences • Particle accelerators • Physical sciences • Physics • Physics beyond the Standard Model • Proton Synchrotron • Super Proton Synchrotron
Applications of Neutrinos
The neutrino is a tiny elementary particle, but it is not part of the atom. They exist in nature. Neutrino has a very tiny mass, no charge and spins half. It interacts very weakly with other matter particles so weakly that every second trillions of neutrinos fall on us and pass through our bodies unnoticed. ..
Topics: Dark matter • Neutrino astronomy • Neutrino detector • Neutrinos • Particle physics • Physical sciences • Physics • Physics beyond the Standard Model • Solar neutrino • Solar neutrino problem
Neutrinos and Neutrino Oscillation
Neutrinos are one of the elementary particles, which make up the universe. They are similar to electrons except that they do not carry electric charge. As they are electrically neutral, they are not affected by the electromagnetic forces like electrons or protons. Neutrinos are only leptons with no electric nature. Other leptons, which carry electric ..
Topics: Arthur B. McDonald • Elementary particles • Leptons • Muon neutrino • Neutrino astronomy • Neutrinos • Particle physics • Physical sciences • Physics • Physics beyond the Standard Model • Solar neutrino • Solar neutrino problem
India becomes Associate Member of CERN
India and European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) have signed an agreement making India the Associate Member State of CERN. Resolution to this effect was adopted earlier on September 15, 2016. Presently, the CERN consists of 22 member states, 4 associate member states, 4 Observer states and 3 international organizations. CERN is a research ..
Topics: CERN • Hadron collider • Higgs boson • Large Hadron Collider • Meyrin • Natural sciences • Particle physics • Peter Jenni • Physical sciences • Physics • Physics beyond the Standard Model • Science and technology in Europe
Neutrinos: Faster than Light? It’s proved
It has been generally assumed that neutrinos travel at the speed of light. According to the theory of relativity, if neutrinos are massless, they must travel at the speed of light. However, if they carry a mass, they cannot reach the speed of light. There have been various theories regarding the speed of Neutrinos. It ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Topics: Dark matter • Elementary particles • Faster-than-light • Leptons • Massless particle • Neutrino • OPERA experiment • Particle physics • Physical sciences • Physics • Physics beyond the Standard Model • Special relativity