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How can scientists determine whether or not they have created a new element or just an isotope of an element after smashing together particles in a particle accelerator?
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∙ 12y ago
essentially that's what a lot of elements are, but what makes an element a new element is if it can be reproduced and be stabilized for an amount of time
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What does a particle accelerator do to atoms?
Nothing unless the atoms form a target. A PARTICLE accelerator accelerates PARTICLES not atoms.
Does a particle need to have an electrical charge to be used in a particle accelerator?
Yes, a particle used in a particle accelerator must have a charge to be useful in the device. Particle accelerators we use in high energy physics to investigate things all work by applying a moving or shifting magnetic field to accelerate charged particles. We speed these particles up by repeatedly "hitting" them with a magnetic field. Uncharged particles will not respond to this, and canot be used in the devices.
What is the name for a particle accelerator?
Cyclotron
What does the world's largest particle accelerator hope to accomplish?
The world's largest particle accelerator is used to accelerate particles to extremely high energies at which they can undergo collisions which, it is hoped, will produce previously unseen kinds of results which will shed light on currently mysterious or unanswered questions about particle physics, thereby increasing human knowledge and our understanding of the way the universe works on a very deep, fundamental level.
Why are magnets important to the particle accelerator?
they bend and/or focus the beam.
What does a particle accelerator do to atoms?
Nothing unless the atoms form a target. A PARTICLE accelerator accelerates PARTICLES not atoms.
Is a particle accelerator used to provide charged particles with sufficient kinetic energy to penetrate a nucleus?
yes it is a particle accelerator ;D
Why do scientists use particle accelerator?
Einstein proved that energy and mass were equivalent (Energy = Mass times the velocity of light squared). In a particle accelerator energy is applied to accelerate particles to almost the velocity of light. When this fast moving particles impact another (going in the opposite direction or a target) the energy carried by the particle is converted into mass. New matter (particles) are briefly created and the scientists try and detect these so as to understand the fundamental properties of the universe.
Does a particle accelerator used to accelerate particles at high speeds until the particles fuse together and create a new element?
A particle accelerator used to accelerate particles at high speeds will not fuse together and create a new element. The particle accelerator uses electromagnetic fields to move charged particles and contain them in well defined beams.
What is a particle accelerator and how is it used?
A particle accelerator is a device that accelerates sub-atomic particles to create a nuclear reaction. It is also called an Atom Smasher
The main purpose of a particle accelerator is to?
accelerate charged particles to high energy
What machine is used to make subatomic particles move faster?
a particle accelerator
What do particle scientists study?
probably particles
What is a beampipe?
A beampipe is the evacuated chamber through which a beam of particles is accelerated in a particle accelerator.
What is a powerful machine that moves nuclear particles fast enough to make larger nuclei when the particles collide?
Particle accelerator
What is a powerful machine that moved nuclear particles fast enough to make larger nuclei when the particles collide?
Particle accelerator
Does a particle need to have an electrical charge to be used in a particle accelerator?
Yes, a particle used in a particle accelerator must have a charge to be useful in the device. Particle accelerators we use in high energy physics to investigate things all work by applying a moving or shifting magnetic field to accelerate charged particles. We speed these particles up by repeatedly "hitting" them with a magnetic field. Uncharged particles will not respond to this, and canot be used in the devices.
