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1 Did something ν just break the speed limit? Amol Dighe Department of Theoretical Physics Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Chai-and-Why, Prithvi Theatre, Nov 6, 2011
2 Did something ν break the speed limit? 1 What is the speed limit? 2 How was the speed of light measured? 3 What are these ν particles? 4 How was their speed measured? 5 So what? 6 What now?
3 Did something ν break the speed limit? 1 What is the speed limit? 2 How was the speed of light measured? 3 What are these ν particles? 4 How was their speed measured? 5 So what? 6 What now?
4 Travelling at the speed of light Speed of light: km/s (about 3 lakh km/s) in vacuum Time to the sun: 8 minutes Time to the moon: 1 second Time to cross the earth: 1 25 second Time to travel 1 foot: 1 nanosecond ( second) Nothing travels faster than the speed of light in vacuum!
5 Travelling at the speed of light Speed of light: km/s (about 3 lakh km/s) in vacuum Time to the sun: 8 minutes Time to the moon: 1 second Time to cross the earth: 1 25 second Time to travel 1 foot: 1 nanosecond ( second) Nothing travels faster than the speed of light in vacuum!
6 Did something ν break the speed limit? 1 What is the speed limit? 2 How was the speed of light measured? 3 What are these ν particles? 4 How was their speed measured? 5 So what? 6 What now?
7 Eclipse of jupiter: Roemer 1676 When earth is closer to jupiter, eclipses happen earlier When earth is away, eclipses happen later Light takes 22 minutes to cross the earth s orbit
8 Cogwheel method: Fizeau 1849 Mirror 8 km away Keep increasing the speed of cogwheel till Light enters from one gap, returns from the next Speed of light = distance / time
9 Rotating mirror method: Foucault 1850 Many reflections, so the apparatus can be shorter Time measurement was the most difficult part Still 1% accuracy obtained!
10 Motion of earth and speed of light Light on earth like a bullet fired on a train Speed of bullet on a train: faster when the bullet is fired in the same direction as the train We expect that the speed of light will be more when it is moving in the direction of the earth s motion Speeds of the earth Spinning about its axis: 0.5 km/s Revolution about the sun: 30 km/s Solar system around the milky way: 250 km/s Milky way around other nearby galaxies: 300 km/s Need to measure speed of light to an accuracy of 300 km/s (i.e. 0.1 %)
11 Motion of earth and speed of light Light on earth like a bullet fired on a train Speed of bullet on a train: faster when the bullet is fired in the same direction as the train We expect that the speed of light will be more when it is moving in the direction of the earth s motion Speeds of the earth Spinning about its axis: 0.5 km/s Revolution about the sun: 30 km/s Solar system around the milky way: 250 km/s Milky way around other nearby galaxies: 300 km/s Need to measure speed of light to an accuracy of 300 km/s (i.e. 0.1 %)
12 Motion of earth and speed of light Light on earth like a bullet fired on a train Speed of bullet on a train: faster when the bullet is fired in the same direction as the train We expect that the speed of light will be more when it is moving in the direction of the earth s motion Speeds of the earth Spinning about its axis: 0.5 km/s Revolution about the sun: 30 km/s Solar system around the milky way: 250 km/s Milky way around other nearby galaxies: 300 km/s Need to measure speed of light to an accuracy of 300 km/s (i.e. 0.1 %)
13 Michaelson-Morley experiment 1887 Shock of the century Speed of light along the earth s motion = Speed of light perpendicular to earth s motion A counter-intuitive result that revolutionised physics!
14 Michaelson-Morley experiment 1887 Shock of the century Speed of light along the earth s motion = Speed of light perpendicular to earth s motion A counter-intuitive result that revolutionised physics!
15 Special Theory of relativity: Einstein, 1905 Speed of light in vacuum the same for everyone Distances not the same for everyone Time not the same for everyone Nothing can travel faster than the speed of light in vacuum
16 Special Theory of relativity: Einstein, 1905 Speed of light in vacuum the same for everyone Distances not the same for everyone Time not the same for everyone Nothing can travel faster than the speed of light in vacuum
17 Special Theory of relativity: Einstein, 1905 Speed of light in vacuum the same for everyone Distances not the same for everyone Time not the same for everyone Nothing can travel faster than the speed of light in vacuum
18 Did something ν break the speed limit? 1 What is the speed limit? 2 How was the speed of light measured? 3 What are these ν particles? 4 How was their speed measured? 5 So what? 6 What now?
19 ν for neutrinos
20 The amazing neutrinos The lightest particles apart from photons (more than million times lighter than electron) The most weakly interacting particles (when pass through an atom, only one interacts) Absorbed only rarely by matter: neutrinos from the sun will need lead shielding of the thickness of a light year to stop! Neutrino experiments need large detectors and a lot of patience... An accurate speed measurement was not possible yet.
21 The amazing neutrinos The lightest particles apart from photons (more than million times lighter than electron) The most weakly interacting particles (when pass through an atom, only one interacts) Absorbed only rarely by matter: neutrinos from the sun will need lead shielding of the thickness of a light year to stop! Neutrino experiments need large detectors and a lot of patience... An accurate speed measurement was not possible yet.
22 The amazing neutrinos The lightest particles apart from photons (more than million times lighter than electron) The most weakly interacting particles (when pass through an atom, only one interacts) Absorbed only rarely by matter: neutrinos from the sun will need lead shielding of the thickness of a light year to stop! Neutrino experiments need large detectors and a lot of patience... An accurate speed measurement was not possible yet.
23 The amazing neutrinos The lightest particles apart from photons (more than million times lighter than electron) The most weakly interacting particles (when pass through an atom, only one interacts) Absorbed only rarely by matter: neutrinos from the sun will need lead shielding of the thickness of a light year to stop! Neutrino experiments need large detectors and a lot of patience... An accurate speed measurement was not possible yet.
24 Did something ν break the speed limit? 1 What is the speed limit? 2 How was the speed of light measured? 3 What are these ν particles? 4 How was their speed measured? 5 So what? 6 What now?
25 The OPERA experiment Not designed to measure the speed of neutrinos! Neutrinos expected to move with the speed of light What was the experiment designed for? Three kinds of neutrinos: electron neutrino, muon neutrino, tau neutrino They can change their type while moving OPERA wanted to observe muon neutrinos going into tau neutrinos
26 The OPERA experiment Not designed to measure the speed of neutrinos! Neutrinos expected to move with the speed of light What was the experiment designed for? Three kinds of neutrinos: electron neutrino, muon neutrino, tau neutrino They can change their type while moving OPERA wanted to observe muon neutrinos going into tau neutrinos
27 The looo...ooong baseline experiment From Geneva, Switzerland to Gran Sasso, Italy Distance 730 km through the earth Neutrinos pass through the earth, not along its surface
28 The source at CERN, Geneva A part of the proton beam is diverted to Gran Sasso before sending to the LHC ring Beam animation
29 The detector at Gran Sasso Many layers of emulsion and scintillator detectors Neutrinos (rarely) interact and produce charged particles The detector can track the charged particles to identify neutrinos
30 Speed of neutrinos: schematic
31 Distance measurement GPS system + surveying inside tunnel Accuracy of 20 cm (over cm) and that too through the earth Even Gran Sasso earthquake detected by the GPS
32 Time measurement Universal Time Clock Special synchronization to take care of effects of time dilation by gravity and earth s motion Time difference between the average pulse at the source (red) and the average pulse at the detector (black data)
33 Speed of neutrinos: faster than light Speed of neutrinos: v km/s (±1 km/s) Speed of light: c = km/s v c 8 km/s (±1 km/s) v c c
34 Speed of neutrinos: faster than light Speed of neutrinos: v km/s (±1 km/s) Speed of light: c = km/s v c 8 km/s (±1 km/s) v c c
35 Did something ν break the speed limit? 1 What is the speed limit? 2 How was the speed of light measured? 3 What are these ν particles? 4 How was their speed measured? 5 So what? 6 What now?
36 Why is this a big deal? If true, this means that relativity is not entirely correct But relativity has been verified by numerous ways throughout the last 100 years A similar situation as after the Michaelson-Morley experiment Need to find a theory that will supersede Einstein s relativity, just like relativity superseded Newton s laws Exciting times ahead: years, maybe decades! Our whole understanding of physics may change
37 Why is this a big deal? If true, this means that relativity is not entirely correct But relativity has been verified by numerous ways throughout the last 100 years A similar situation as after the Michaelson-Morley experiment Need to find a theory that will supersede Einstein s relativity, just like relativity superseded Newton s laws Exciting times ahead: years, maybe decades! Our whole understanding of physics may change
38 Why is this a big deal? If true, this means that relativity is not entirely correct But relativity has been verified by numerous ways throughout the last 100 years A similar situation as after the Michaelson-Morley experiment Need to find a theory that will supersede Einstein s relativity, just like relativity superseded Newton s laws Exciting times ahead: years, maybe decades! Our whole understanding of physics may change
39 Why is this a big deal? If true, this means that relativity is not entirely correct But relativity has been verified by numerous ways throughout the last 100 years A similar situation as after the Michaelson-Morley experiment Need to find a theory that will supersede Einstein s relativity, just like relativity superseded Newton s laws Exciting times ahead: years, maybe decades! Our whole understanding of physics may change
40 Why is this a big deal? If true, this means that relativity is not entirely correct But relativity has been verified by numerous ways throughout the last 100 years A similar situation as after the Michaelson-Morley experiment Need to find a theory that will supersede Einstein s relativity, just like relativity superseded Newton s laws Exciting times ahead: years, maybe decades! Our whole understanding of physics may change
41 Why is this a big deal? If true, this means that relativity is not entirely correct But relativity has been verified by numerous ways throughout the last 100 years A similar situation as after the Michaelson-Morley experiment Need to find a theory that will supersede Einstein s relativity, just like relativity superseded Newton s laws Exciting times ahead: years, maybe decades! Our whole understanding of physics may change
42 Did something ν break the speed limit? 1 What is the speed limit? 2 How was the speed of light measured? 3 What are these ν particles? 4 How was their speed measured? 5 So what? 6 What now?
43 The scientific process begins Check and recheck all aspects of the experiment, try to find any source of error, even a tiny one Measure the speed of neutrinos at other independent experiments to confirm or rule out this result Start devising new theories to replace Einstein s :-)
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