Not a supernova, but a binary system hits 100 TeV, stuns particle physics
By tracking particle cascades in Earth’s atmosphere, scientists uncovered a binary system operating at energies once thought unlikely.
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>>>These systems can act as PeVatrons, capable of accelerating particles to peta–electron volt (PeV) energies.
Wow, PeVatrons…
Tau.Neutrino said:
>>>These systems can act as PeVatrons, capable of accelerating particles to peta–electron volt (PeV) energies.Wow, PeVatrons…
Sounds like a Dr Who episode, The PeVatrons.
I wonder if particles at the source collide with each other and what they produce
Cymek said:
I wonder if particles at the source collide with each other and what they produce
Stars manufacturer lots of thing’s over their lifetime.
Elements and subatomic particles, Alfa particles, from helium to iron are produced in stars, gold, platinum and uranium are produced in star explosions.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Cymek said:
I wonder if particles at the source collide with each other and what they produce
Stars manufacturer lots of thing’s over their lifetime.
Elements and subatomic particles, Alfa particles, from helium to iron are produced in stars, gold, platinum and uranium are produced in star explosions.
It makes you wonder if high enough energies can break the fabric of the universe.
I’d assume no but it could make for weird physics beyond what we understand
Tau.Neutrino said:
Cymek said:
I wonder if particles at the source collide with each other and what they produce
Stars manufacturer lots of thing’s over their lifetime.
Elements and subatomic particles, Alfa particles, from helium to iron are produced in stars, gold, platinum and uranium are produced in star explosions.
Yep. Everything heavier than iron is created in supernovas. Mind blowing.
(As well as a jolly large star, of course)
https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/biggest-misconception-astronomy/
If you ask the average person — or even, perhaps embarrassingly, the average astronomer — an answer you’re likely to hear about almost any question about “how stars work” is simply “nuclear fusion.”
Cymek said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Cymek said:
I wonder if particles at the source collide with each other and what they produce
Stars manufacturer lots of thing’s over their lifetime.
Elements and subatomic particles, Alfa particles, from helium to iron are produced in stars, gold, platinum and uranium are produced in star explosions.
It makes you wonder if high enough energies can break the fabric of the universe.
I’d assume no but it could make for weird physics beyond what we understand
The big bang certainly had lots of high energy. If there is a big crunch it will have lots of energy to.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Cymek said:
Tau.Neutrino said:Stars manufacturer lots of thing’s over their lifetime.
Elements and subatomic particles, Alfa particles, from helium to iron are produced in stars, gold, platinum and uranium are produced in star explosions.
It makes you wonder if high enough energies can break the fabric of the universe.
I’d assume no but it could make for weird physics beyond what we understand
The big bang certainly had lots of high energy. If there is a big crunch it will have lots of energy to.
I wonder if the big crunch will produce 0 energy in its remaining space/state, but produces a high energy in a opposite universe or another different universe to this one?