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PARTICLE ACCELLERATORS, THE STANDARD MODEL AND SUPERSYMMETRY
The following book is for babies, curious 6 years old, teenagers and adults, all in one! What an ingenious idea!
๐๐ซ. ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ข๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฉ๐, an experimental physicist who works at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, wanted to share his greatest passion, which is particle physics with his daughter. Hence, he created this delightful book. Thank you Dr. Louie Corpe!
๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ก๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ฌ is like exploring the tiniest building blocks of the universe. Scientists are like cosmic detectives. They want to understand the universeโs deepest secrets.
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐๐๐ฅ:
Scientists developed a theory called the Standard Model. Itโs like a map of the particle universe.
In the standard Model, there are three families of elementary particles. When we say ‘elementary’, scientists mean particles that cannot be broken down into even smaller particles. These are the smallest particles that together make up every other particle. The three families are leptons, quarks and bosons.
๐๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ are like the building blocks of matter. Theyโre the ones that make up protons and neutrons inside atoms (like we saw in the book “Baby loves quarks”).
๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ:
However, the puzzle (The Standard Model) isnโt complete. Some pieces are missing.
New particles help us understand the universe, from quarks to GALAXIES!
In a theory called ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ, each standard model particle (such as photons, electrons, and quarks) has a mirror twin. If this theory is true, it would at least double the kinds of particles in the universe!
๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ:
Scientists have theories (like the Standard Model) that describe particles and forces.
Discovering new particles tests these theories. Itโs like checking if the Standard Model (which is scientists’ best guess so far of what the building blocks of the universe are) matches reality.
“๐๐๐๐ is one of the places where we look for new particles. It’s on the border between France and Switzerland. It is one of the biggest laboratories in the world! Thousands of scientists from all over the planet work together to understand the universe.” – Particle physics for Babies
The instruments at CERN help scientists to test theories like the Standard Model.
Imagine CERN as a giant space lab. Scientists there use special tools to explore the tiniest particles in the universe.
These tools are like giant magnifying glassesโthey help us see things we canโt normally see.
๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ: ๐๐จ๐จ๐ฆ, ๐๐จ๐จ๐ฆ!
First, we have particle accelerators. Theyโre like super-fast race tracks for tiny particles.
These Subatomic particles (particles inside the atom), zoom around the track, like little race cars and get super energized! Itโs like giving them a turbo boost.
๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐: ๐๐จ๐จ๐ฆ!
Next, the particles collide with each other or with targets (like cosmic bumper cars) at close to the speed of light (the speed of light, denoted by c being approximately 300,000 kilometers per second)!
When they crash, we watch what happens.
๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ: ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ:
Finally, we have detectors. These are like cosmic cameras.
They take pictures of the particle crashes. We record what happensโlike cosmic snapshots!
The ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ซ (๐๐๐) is the worldโs largest and most powerful particle accelerator. It consists of a 27-kilometre ring of superconducting magnets with a number of accelerating structures to boost the energy of the particles along the way.
Remember, at CERN, scientists use these tools to explore the universeโs tiniest secrets!
“The process gives scientists at CERN clues about how the particles interact and provides insights into the fundamental laws of nature. Cern wants to advance the boundaries of human knowledge by delving into the smallest building blocks of our universe. “
From https://home.cern/
“One day, we might have an even bigger collider. It may be 100 km long and could go under lake Geneva. It will take decades to design and build. Maybe you will become a scientist and use it to find new particles yourself, when you grow up?” – Particle physics for Babies
The pictures from the board book – as from page 7
The pictures from the book and the explanations (๐๐จ๐ญ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ)
And to know more about Dr. Louie Corpe and his career path, please check the link below: https://louiecorpe.com/about-me/ and https://louiecorpe.com/
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