Bubble chamber tracks of penetrating cosmic ray particles, pp. 762-3 in Physical Review Vol. 91, No. 3, August 1, 1953. THE BUBBLE CHAMBER: NOBEL PRIZE 1960

GLASER, D. A.

Verlag: Lancaster, PA & New York, NY: American Physical Society, 1953

Beschreibung

First edition, journal issue in original printed wrappers, of the invention of the bubble chamber, one of the most important tools of modern physics. In 1952 Glaser produced the first radiation-sensitive bubble chamber, in which he used diethyl ether under pressure and controlled temperature. A sudden brief reduction in pressure was used and trails of bubbles forming along the tracks of particles could be captured by high-speed photography before the bulk of the liquid boiled. For this invention, and its subsequent development into a useful research tool, Glaser received the 1960 Nobel Prize for physics. "Glaser first conceived of the bubble chamber in 1952, at the age of 25, while a faculty member at the University of Michigan. According to scientific lore, Glaser was enjoying a cold beer when he observed the stream of bubbles in his brew. It was a moment of saloon science that inspired a tool second only in importance to the cyclotron for atomic physicists. The first bubble chamber, no bigger than its inventor's thumb, contained a clear, super-heated liquid in the path of charged atomic particles accelerated by an atom smasher. As the particles pushed through the liquid, they created a trail of tiny bubbles that could be photographed through the window of the chamber. Analyzing the bubbles provides physicists with insight about the particles and related forces. Over the years, bubble chambers increased in size - surrounded by a magnet the size of a bus to control the particles - and capability as scientists around the world embraced the instrument. Indeed, Luis W. Alvarez, another Berkeley Nobel Laureate (Physics, 1968), and his colleagues, expanded on Glaser's work to develop their own hydrogen bubble chamber. The device enabled the researchers to discover many new resonance particles, subatomic particles with incredibly short lifetimes" (UC Berkeley website). Large 8vo, pp. 505-773. Original printed wrappers (a few small tears in spine without loss, upper inner corner bumped). Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-1609779109334

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Titel: Bubble chamber tracks of penetrating cosmic ...

Verlag: Lancaster, PA & New York, NY: American Physical Society

Erscheinungsdatum: 1953

Einband: Soft cover

Zustand: Very Good

Auflage: 1st Edition