With a bachelor's degree in physics and mathematics from Cornell University and a master's degree in physics from the University of California Los Angeles, Mark Thek has served as the president of Esterline Power Systems in Los Angeles, California, since 1995. While at Cornell University, Mark Thek conducted research on electron-positron collisions at the Wilson Particle Accelerator.
A detector that will be used in a next-generation particle accelerator being developed at Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York will be developed by UK scientists. The new particle accelerator will be the first electron-ion collider (EIC). The EIC will be made up of two intersecting accelerators, one of which will produce electrons, and the other will produce protons or heavier nuclei. These two nearly-light-speed beams will be directed into head-on collisions with center-of-mass energies ranging from 20 GeV to 140 GeV using very precise maneuvers. Scientists may obtain more detailed information on the behavior of forces and particles inside the nucleus by colliding electrons with protons or heavier ions, which produces fewer particles than collisions at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC). The RHIC's existing ion sources, a superconducting magnet ion storage ring, and other equipment will be used in the new particle accelerator. Inside the collider tunnel, a new electron source and accelerator and storage rings will be installed. The new gear for the collider will feature at least one detector capable of capturing the majority of particles dispersing in all directions at a wide range of energies. The detectors will track the energy, velocity, mass, and type of dispersed particles, allowing scientists to create three-dimensional models of quarks and gluons within protons. This might aid in the formation of a better understanding of how gluons and quarks are trapped within the nucleus, as well as providing insight into a hypothetical state of matter known as gluonic matter, which can only be observed at very high energies. Comments are closed.
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