Does anyone remember reading how Piantelli supports his contention that the particle coming out of his nickel bar in the cloud chamber is a proton?
On Sun, Sep 6, 2015 at 9:19 PM, Mark Jurich <[email protected]> wrote: > Axil Axil wrote: > > | A muon track could look like a proton track in a cloud chamber. > | How can you tell the difference? > > One can tell the difference by observing the Track Density and Curvature > in a known, Large Magnetic Field, especially near the end of the track. > > | We can use a magnetic field to see which way the particle bends, > | either positive for the proton or negative for the muon. I don't > think > | that Piantelli has proved the the particle he is seeing is a proton. > It > | could be any number of other subatomic particle types including > mesons. > > Basically a cloud chamber can directly detect [anti-]protons, > electrons/positrons, alpha particles, muons, and to a degree, mesons (i.e., > any particle that is “charged”). For example, mesons are normally detected > in a cloud chamber, by what happens when they penetrate thin Pb, Fe and Al > Foils. > > Sure, Piantelli could have made a mistake, but I find that difficult to > imagine. Of course he should supply further proof than just which way a > cloud chamber track bends, if that is indeed his only evidence. > > - Mark Jurich >
