FermilabIn 2021, the Muon g-2 experiment at Fermilab created headlines around the world: it found strong evidence for physics beyond the Standard Model of elementary particles and forces. Now scientists working on the experiment have a new result based on more data. They have achieved the world's most precise measurement of the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon. The new value for muon g-2 strengthens the 2021 result and doubles its precision. This sets up a showdown between theory and experiment 20 years in the making: Scientists of the Muon g-2 Theory Initiative aim to have a new, improved prediction available in the next couple of years
Credits: Writers: Maxwell Bernstein, Caitlyn Buongiorno, Ryan Postel, Kurt Riesselmann Featured scientists: Meghna Bhattacharya, Matt Bressler, Lorenzo Cotrozzi, Andy Edmonds, On Kim, Kim Overhage, James Mott Director/editor: Ryan Postel Production assistance: Lynn Johnson, Dan Svoboda Graphic Design: Samantha Koch
Muon g-2 experiment returns with new precision measurementFermilab2023-08-10 | In 2021, the Muon g-2 experiment at Fermilab created headlines around the world: it found strong evidence for physics beyond the Standard Model of elementary particles and forces. Now scientists working on the experiment have a new result based on more data. They have achieved the world's most precise measurement of the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon. The new value for muon g-2 strengthens the 2021 result and doubles its precision. This sets up a showdown between theory and experiment 20 years in the making: Scientists of the Muon g-2 Theory Initiative aim to have a new, improved prediction available in the next couple of years
Credits: Writers: Maxwell Bernstein, Caitlyn Buongiorno, Ryan Postel, Kurt Riesselmann Featured scientists: Meghna Bhattacharya, Matt Bressler, Lorenzo Cotrozzi, Andy Edmonds, On Kim, Kim Overhage, James Mott Director/editor: Ryan Postel Production assistance: Lynn Johnson, Dan Svoboda Graphic Design: Samantha KochWhat is quantum entanglement?Fermilab2024-04-11 | What is quantum entanglement? Stay tuned all week as we answer more of your #quantum questions for World Quantum Day! #askfermilab #WorldQuantumDay #physicsWhat is superposition and how does it relate to the behavior of particles on a quantum level?Fermilab2024-04-11 | What is superposition and how does it relate to the behavior of particles on a quantum level? Stay tuned all week as we answer more of your #quantum questions for World Quantum Day! #askfermilab #WorldQuantumDay #physicsHow do quantum scientists ensure that the measurements they make are valid and unaffected by noise?Fermilab2024-04-10 | How do scientists ensure that the measurements they make at the quantum level are valid and unaffected by noise? Stay tuned all week as we answer more of your #quantum questions for World Quantum Day! #AskFermilab #WorldQuantumDay #PhysicsWhat is the ideal temperature for a quantum computer?Fermilab2024-04-10 | What is the ideal temperature for a quantum computer? Stay tuned all week as we answer more of your #quantum questions for World Quantum Day! #AskFermilab #WorldQuantumDay #PhysicsHow do you use quantum to study dark matter?Fermilab2024-04-10 | How do you use quantum to study dark matter? Stay tuned all week as we answer more of your #quantum questions for World Quantum Day! #AskFermilab #WorldQuantumDay #PhysicsAre there any practical applications of quantum in use today?Fermilab2024-04-10 | Are there any practical applications for quantum in use today? Stay tuned all week as we answer more of your #quantum questions for World Quantum Day! #AskFermilab #WorldQuantumDay #PhysicsCan all of classical physics be described using quantum mechanics?Fermilab2024-04-09 | Can all of classical physics be described using quantum mechanics? Stay tuned all week as we answer more of your #quantum questions for World Quantum Day! #askfermilab#Quantum questions for World Quantum Day! #AskFermilab #quantum #physicsWhat do scientists mean when they say a particle has spin?Fermilab2024-04-09 | What do scientists mean when they say a particle has spin? Stay tuned all week as we answer more of your #quantum questions for World Quantum Day! #WorldQuantumDay #physicsHow do particles decide whether to exhibit particle- or wave-like properties? #shortsFermilab2024-04-09 | Thanks to everyone who sent us questions for #WorldQuantumDay! First up, how do particles decide to exhibit particle-like or wave-like properties? And stay tuned all week as we answer more of your questions! #AskFermilab #quantum #physicsWhy do neutrinos have mass? | Even BananasFermilab2024-03-20 | Even decades after discovering neutrinos have mass, scientists still don't know what that mass is or how they get it. Join #EvenBananas host Dr. Kirsty Duffy, along with guest theoretical physicist Dr. Pedro Machado, as they discuss different theories of how neutrinos get their mass. #neutrino #physics #fermilab
Production Credits: Host: Kirsty Duffy Director: Ryan Postel Editor: Dan Svoboda Camera/Audio: Luke Pickering Illustrator: Samantha Koch Writers: Kirsty Duffy, Ryan Postel, Steve Biller, Caitlyn Buongiorno Guest: Pedro Machado Theme Song: Scott HershbergerSend us your questions for World Quantum Day 2024 #shortsFermilab2024-03-18 | This year for World Quantum Day we want to answer your questions about #quantum! Comment your questions about quantum information science and we'll choose a few of them for our scientists to answer in the week leading up to World Quantum Day 2024.
📆Deadline: Saturday, March 23, 2024, end of day. #fermilab #quantumphysics #physicsThe worst prediction in physicsFermilab2024-03-14 | It seems that predicting the energy density of empty space should be a simple thing, yet it turns out that the two best theories of modern physics (the standard model and the general theory of relativity) make staggeringly different predictions. In this video, Fermilab’s Dr. Don admits to this dirty little secret of physics.
Fermilab home page: fnal.govIntroducing the Quantum Garage at the SQMS CenterFermilab2024-02-28 | Presenting "The Quantum Garage" at the Fermilab-hosted SQMS Center! The 6,000-sq.-ft. lab was imagined, designed and built by the Superconducting Quantum Materials and Systems Center to unite scientific communities, industries and start-ups nationally and internationally to advance #quantum information #science and #technology.
The SQMS Center is one of five research centers funded by the U.S. Department of @Energy as part of a national initiative to develop and deploy the world’s most powerful quantum computers and sensors.
@doescience #quantumphysics #quantumcomputing #fermilab #physicsDeep dive into the known forcesFermilab2024-02-21 | Popular science explanations of the standard model usually describe four forces (strong nuclear, electromagnetism, weak nuclear, and gravity). They also claim that some of the forces are stronger than others. What they don’t tell you is that all of those claims are only valid for distances comparable to the radius of a proton. For different size scales, the order of the strength of the forces can be wildly different.
In this video, Dr. Don does a much deeper dive into the topic. Prepare to be amazed.
Fermilab home page: fnal.govOperating Fermilabs particle accelerators | Behind the ScienceFermilab2024-02-07 | Our particle accelerator complex drives discovery at #Fermilab. The accelerator operators are the heart of the complex, working 24/7 to ensure every machine is working at its most efficient. They understand and maintain some of the most complex devices ever made. This allows our scientists and experimenters to conduct the worlds most advanced research and discover the mysteries of matter, energy, space and time.
In this video, we'll go behind the scenes with members of the team to explore how the accelerator operators work in support of advancing Fermilab’s mission every day.
For more information, visit: https://fermilab.jobs
Credits: Featuring: Cindy Joe, Erin Cook, Laura Bolt, Trey Thompson, Spencer Garcia-Schiefelbein Director: Ryan Postel Editor: Dan Svoboda Production assistance: Lynn Johnson, Caitlyn Buongiorno Graphic Design: Samantha Koch Consultants: Donovan Tooke, Todd Sullivan
#physics #science #accelerator #scienceexperiment #particleaccelerator #particlephysicsFermilab’s Wilson Hall open to the public #fermilab #shortsFermilab2024-02-01 | Wilson Hall, the iconic building that serves as the heart of Fermilab’s Batavia campus, is now open to the public Monday through Friday! 🙌
Visitors are welcome to experience the science exhibits on the atrium level and eat in the café, visit the Ramsey Auditorium, the ground floor credit union and the second-floor art gallery.
Hours: Monday through Friday from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm; REAL ID-compliant identification is required for all visitors to enter the site, which provides visitors with access to Wilson Hall, the Lederman Science Center, walking trails, and the bison herd for viewing.
🔗 Read more: news.fnal.gov/2024/01/fermilabs-wilson-hall-open-to-the-publicWhat does that equation mean?Fermilab2024-01-24 | The equation of the standard model of particle physics is a messy one, incorporating all of the known subatomic phenomena. In this video, Fermilab’s Dr. Don breaks it all down.
Fermilab home page: fnal.govHow Fermilab made the particle beam for Muon g-2Fermilab2024-01-17 | Uncovering the mysteries of matter, space and time requires a beam of subatomic particles. #Fermilab scientists and engineers used a complex system of magnets to create and store a beam of muons for their groundbreaking work on the Muon g-2 experiment. This allowed the team to achieve the world’s most precise measurement of the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon.
Credits: Writers: Maxwell Bernstein, Caitlyn Buongiorno, Ryan Postel, Kurt Riesselmann Featured scientists: Matt Bressler, Lorenzo Cotrozzi, Andy Edmonds, On Kim, James Mott Director: Ryan Postel Editor: Dan Svoboda Production assistance: Lynn Johnson, Dan Svoboda Graphic Design: Samantha KochAre neutrinos their own antiparticle? | Even BananasFermilab2024-01-09 | Neutrinos are strange particles, but could they really be their own antimatter particle? And if they are their own antiparticle, what would that mean for our understanding of the universe? Join #evenbananas host Dr. Kirsty Duffy, along with guest Dr. Steven Biller, as they discuss research into neutrino-less double beta decays. #majorana #physics #neutrino
Production Credits: Host: Kirsty Duffy Director/Editor: Ryan Postel Camera/Audio: Luke Pickering Illustrator: Samantha Koch Writers: Kirsty Duffy, Ryan Postel, Steve Biller, Caitlyn Buongiorno Guest: Steve Biller Theme Song: Scott HershbergerFermilabs search for sterile neutrinosFermilab2024-01-03 | Fermilab has long been one of the world's preeminent centers of accelerator-based neutrino research. In this video, Dr. Don explains the Short-Baseline Neutrino Program (SBN) and what it hopes to find. Besides searching for an elusive theoretical particle called the sterile neutrino, SBN is also developing technologies and personnel to ensure that Fermilab plays a leadership role in neutrino research for the next several decades.
Fermilab home page: fnal.gov2023 Fermilab HighlightsFermilab2023-12-20 | At Fermilab, the year 2023 brought many highlights: major science results, construction, ribbon cuttings, records and much more. Get a quick, 3-minute recap of our 2023 milestones in this video, which features footage from around the lab.
#science #fermilab #researchInternational contributions to DUNEFermilab2023-12-19 | Ten international funding agencies will contribute to the construction of the gigantic particle detectors for the Fermilab-hosted Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment. DUNE will be the world’s most comprehensive experiment to study neutrinos: tiny, lightweight particles that permeate the universe but rarely interact with anything. DUNE will seek to determine whether neutrinos could be the reason the universe is made of matter; look for neutrinos emitted from exploding stars to learn more about the formation of neutron stars and black holes; and watch for a rare subatomic phenomenon that could elucidate the unification of nature’s forces.
DUNE website at Fermilab: lbnf-dune.fnal.govDUNE prototype detector installation at Fermilab #shortsFermilab2023-12-01 | Long before the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment takes its first measurements in an effort to expand our understanding of the universe, a prototype for one of the experiment’s detectors is blazing new trails in neutrino detection technology.
DUNE, currently under construction, will be a massive experiment that spans more than 800 miles. A beam of neutrinos originating at Fermilab will pass through a particle detector located on the Fermilab site, then travel through the ground to a huge detector at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in South Dakota.
Fermilab home page: fnal.govDemystifying the Heisenberg Uncertainty PrincipleFermilab2023-10-16 | The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle is one of the most non-intuitive concepts in all of quantum mechanics. It says that it is impossible to precisely know both an object's location and its motion. Know one well and you must know the other poorly. The origins of this are deeply tied to the wave nature of matter and the connection between waves and momentum. In this video, Fermilab’s Dr. Don Lincoln sorts it all out.
Fermilab home page: fnal.govInformation Technology at Fermilab | Behind the ScienceFermilab2023-09-20 | As America’s premier particle physics and accelerator laboratory, #Fermilab has demanding needs to stay on the forefront of science and technology.
The Information Technology Division at Fermilab is the centralized hub for IT at the lab supporting our science and business needs. They deploy and maintain thousands of hardware devices, numerous on-premises and cloud applications and a world-class network and computing infrastructure to keep our business systems and experiments running smoothly. This allows our colleagues to stay focused on Fermilab’s mission to uncover the mysteries of matter, energy, space and time.
We’ll go behind the scenes with members of the team to explore how IT solves problems in support of advancing Fermilab’s mission every day.
For more information, visit: https://fermilab.jobs
#scienceexperiments #technicalskills #computerskills #IT #informationtechnologyHow Einstein saved magnet theoryFermilab2023-09-13 | Magnetism is one of the most bizarre of known classical physics phenomena, with many counter intuitive effects. Even weirder, when one uses Maxwell’s equations (the laws that describe electromagnetism) and traditional Galilean relativity, you can see that magnetism makes no sense at all. However, when one uses Einstein’s theory of relativity, it all makes perfect sense. In this video, Fermilab’s Dr. Don Lincoln helps sort it all out.
Fermilab home page: fnal.govWhat is the lifespan of a neutrino? | Even BananasFermilab2023-09-07 | Do we know how long neutrinos can "live" for? That can depend on your frame of reference, and relativity can be complex. Neutrino physicist Dr. Kirsty Duffy explores the lifespan of neutrinos with guest theoretical physicist Dr. André de Gouvêa.
Production Credits: Host: Kirsty Duffy Director/Editor: Ryan Postel Motion Graphics: Dan Svoboda Audio: Lynn Johnson Writers: Kirsty Duffy, Ryan Postel, André de Gouvêa, Caitlyn Buongiorno, Lauren Biron Guest: André de Gouvêa Science Consultants: Luke Pickering, Kurt Riesselmann Theme Song: Scott HershbergerScientific Seminar: 2023 results from the Muon g-2 experiment at FermilabFermilab2023-08-10 | The 2023 result from the Muon g-2 experiment at Fermilab was unveiled and discussed in a special seminar on August 10, 2023. The experimental result was presented by James Mott, Fermilab physicist and collaborator on the Muon g-2 experiment.
The Muon g-2 experiment searches for telltale signs of new particles and forces by examining the muon’s interaction with a surrounding magnetic field. By precisely determining the magnetic moment of the muon and comparing with similarly exact theoretical predictions, the experiment is sensitive to new physics lurking in the subatomic quantum fluctuations surrounding the muon. The highly anticipated result from Fermilab’s Muon g-2 experiment strengthens the experiment’s 2021 result and doubles its precision. It is also the world's most precise measurement of the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon.
#gminus2Muon g-2 experiment scientific seminar Aug. 10 #shortsFermilab2023-07-28 | The Muon g-2 experiment will announce new results in a scientific seminar on August 10, 2023! 🧲💫
The seminar will be live streamed on the Fermilab YouTube channel! #gminus2 #johncenadancingCosmic rays and the mummys curseFermilab2023-07-27 | Archaeology and particle physics would seem to have nothing in common, yet researchers are using subatomic particles called muons to effectively x-ray such huge and ancient structures as both Egyptian and Mexican pyramids. In this video, Fermilab’s Dr. Don Lincoln tells us how it is done.
Alvarez paper (Khafre): http://www2.lns.mit.edu/fisherp/AlvarezPyramids.pdf
Fermilab home page: fnal.govIs the weak nuclear force really a force?Fermilab2023-06-22 | The weak nuclear force is often said to be the cause of some forms of radioactivity, but is it a force in the traditional sense? In this video, Fermilab's Dr. Don gives us a deeper dive into how the weak force works. It's a mind-blowing interaction in the subatomic world.
Fermilab home page: fnal.govLIVE: Particle pursuit, a journey of the Deep Underground Neutrino ExperimentFermilab2023-06-15 | On June 15, join @CERN , Fermilab and @SanfordlabOrg for an interactive livestream, Particle Pursuit.
The livestream will be in quiz-show style, so be ready to test your knowledge of all things neutrinos while going on this journey of #DUNE.TEASER: Particle pursuit, a journey of the Deep Underground Neutrino ExperimentFermilab2023-06-13 | We're going live on June 15 with @CERN and @SanfordlabOrg to discuss all things neutrinos and DUNE. Here's a teaser of what you can expect from the quiz-show style livestream!
See you on June 15 at 11 a.m. CDT! Don't forget to set a reminder for our LIVE event ➡️ youtube.com/watch?v=adY8Cj1iSOkDark matter: the next frontier – Public lecture by Dr. David E. KaplanFermilab2023-06-08 | There is significant evidence that the majority of matter in the universe — roughly 85% — is not made of atoms. Whatever that matter is, it gravitates, does not interact with light the same way normal matter does, and is responsible for the formation of galaxies and most other large-scale structure in the universe. In this public lecture, recorded on April 21, 2023, David E. Kaplan presents historical context and evidence for dark matter. He describes the many attempts to find other properties of this invisible substance, including efforts to directly detect it in laboratories.
Kaplan received his Ph.D. from the University of Washington in 1999. He held postdoctoral positions at the University of Chicago/Argonne National Laboratory and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. He joined the faculty of Johns Hopkins University in 2002. An American Physical Society Fellow, Kaplan was also awarded a National Academy of Sciences Kavli Frontiers of Science Fellowship and an Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship. He was named Outstanding Junior Investigator by the U.S. Department of Energy.
Kaplan created and produced the documentary “Particle Fever” about the discovery of the Higgs particle. The film premiered in 2013 and won an Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia University Award and other accolades.
For information about the Fermilab Arts and Lecture Series, please visit: events.fnal.gov/arts-lecture-seriesDo photons experience time?Fermilab2023-06-02 | In relativity theory, fast moving clocks tick more slowly than slow moving ones. The effect increases as one approaches the speed of light. But what happens at the speed of light? Do photons experience time? In this video, Fermilab’s Dr. Don Lincoln lays out what we know about this interesting question.
Fermilab home page: fnal.govWhat is driving particle physics?Fermilab2023-05-10 | Particle physics research attempts to answer timeless questions – questions first asked thousands of years ago. In this video, Fermilab’s Dr. Don Lincoln gives an overview of some of the most pressing unanswered questions of physics and describes how it is that scientists are deciding which of these questions to pursue. It’s a grand question that draws the attention of the world’s scientific community.
Fermilab home page: fnal.govCan AI do neutrino physics? | Even BananasFermilab2023-05-03 | Artificial intelligence services are the current trend, but can AI replace neutrino physicists? Join Dr. Kirsty Duffy and Postdoctoral Researcher and AI expert, V Hewes, as they discuss the possibilities of using the latest machine learning technology in neutrino research.
Production Credits: Host: Kirsty Duffy Writers: Kirsty Duffy, Ryan Postel, V Hewes, Caitlyn Buongiorno Guest: V Hewes Director/Editor/Animator: Ryan Postel Artificial Consultant: Luke Pickering Additional Imagery: Synthesia.io, Caitlyn Buongiorno, Ryan Postel Theme Song: Scott Hershberger
0:00-0:32 - Intro 0:32-1:40 - AI vs Machine Learning 1:40-4:55 - Uses in neutrino research 4:55-5:51 - Cosmological redshift 5:51-6:15 - Conclusion 6:15-7:05 - False neutrino factsFaces of Fermilab | Catherine Hurley #shortsFermilab2023-04-22 | Happy #earthday !! 🌏🌳 Meet Fermilab’s new sustainability manager Catherine Hurley! She, along with our new sustainability team, are working to accelerate Fermilab’s sustainability practices. 🌿💚
Meet Christina Wang, a graduate student from Caltech. At Fermilab, Wang is working on quantum networks and quantum detectors to aid in the search for dark matter. #quantumphysics #darkmatter #quantumIs gravity a force?Fermilab2023-04-05 | Is gravity a force? The answer to that simple question is remarkably complicated and depends crucially on the theoretical framework in which the question is asked and answered. In this video, Fermilab’s Dr. Don Lincoln takes on this surprisingly tricky question.
Fermilab home page: fnal.govArtificial intelligence in astrophysics – Public lecture by Dr. Aleksandra CiprijanovicFermilab2023-04-03 | From discovering the rarest astrophysical objects to mapping the large-scale structures of the cosmos, artificial intelligence is advancing our understanding of the universe. In this one-hour lecture, Dr. Aleksandra Ciprijanovic explains how artificial intelligence is transforming the field of astrophysics in unprecedented ways. Her lecture covers the latest breakthroughs and the potential for future developments at this exciting intersection.
Ciprijanovic is a Wilson Fellow in the Data Science, Simulation and Learning Division at Fermilab, where she leads the Cosmic Artificial Intelligence group. She is a member of the Deep Skies Lab, the Rubin Observatory/LSST Science Collaborations, the Society of Astronomers of Serbia, the International Astronomical Union, and the European Astronomical Society. Her main research interests are artificial intelligence and machine learning in astrophysics and cosmology; working with big data from simulations and astronomical surveys; and studies of galaxies, galaxy clusters and gravitational lensing. She is also interested in astroparticle physics, high-energy physics, nucleosynthesis, gamma-ray astronomy and neutrino astronomy. Ciprijanovic loves working with students of all levels and strives to teach them not only how to solve scientific problems, but also how to navigate the job market and reach their career goals in or outside of academia.
Ciprijanovic received her Ph.D. in astrophysics at the University of Belgrade, Serbia. Prior to moving to the United States, she worked as assistant research professor at the Faculty of Mathematics of the University of Belgrade and at the Mathematical Institute of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts in Belgrade.
For information about the Fermilab Arts and Lecture Series, please visit: events.fnal.gov/arts-lecture-seriesDoes acceleration solve the twin paradox?Fermilab2023-03-08 | Special relativity is known to make mind-blowing predictions, perhaps most notably the Twin Paradox, in which two individuals claim that the other person’s clock is doing something funny. There have been many explanations, including two videos, one here on the Fermilab channel and one by fellow YouTuber Sabine Hossenfelder. These two videos seem to contradict each other, but they really don’t. In this video, Fermilab’s Dr. Don Lincoln explains how the two videos can be reconciled.
Fermilab home page: fnal.govWormholes in the laboratory – Public lecture by Dr. Joe LykkenFermilab2023-03-03 | A wormhole, also known as an Einstein-Rosen bridge, is a hypothetical tunnel connecting remote points in spacetime. While wormholes are allowed by Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity, wormholes have never been found in the universe. In 2022, a team of scientists including Dr. Joe Lykken, leader of the Fermilab Quantum Institute, published an article about the observation of wormhole dynamics in the science journal Nature. It was featured on the cover of the Dec. 1 issue of the magazine. In the article, the team described observable phenomena produced by a quantum processor that “are consistent with the dynamics of a transversable wormhole.” Working with a Sycamore quantum computer at Google, the team had been able to transfer information from one area of the computer to another through a quantum system utilizing artificial intelligence hardware. Lykken, a Fermilab distinguished scientist and former deputy director of research, earned his doctorate at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and has previously worked for the Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics and the University of Chicago. He began his tenure at Fermilab in 1989. Lykken is a fellow of the American Physical Society and of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The Fermilab Quantum Institute leverages Fermilab’s expertise and infrastructure and partnerships with leading quantum information science researchers to pursue high-impact research and development in quantum information science, while advancing high-energy physics applications.
For information about the Fermilab Arts and Lecture Series, please visit: events.fnal.gov/arts-lecture-seriesFaces of Fermilab | Brian Vaughn #shortsFermilab2023-02-23 | Happy #EngineersWeek!
Meet #Fermilab engineer Brian Vaughn.
Vaughn works on the cavities that accelerate our particle beams. Specifically, determining how to upgrade the booster cavities for PIP-II. He’s also working on an effort to make a Main Injector superconducting cavity.
#facesoffermilab #engineers #accelerators #pip2 #technologyCan protons decay?Fermilab2023-02-15 | The standard model is the best theory ever devised and it describes most of the data taken in the quantum realm. The standard model predicts that protons are stable. But what if the standard model is wrong? Could protons decay? In this video, Fermilab’s Dr. Don Lincoln talks about why we think protons are stable and how we could be wrong.
Fermilab home page: fnal.govNeutrinos from the Big Bang | Even BananasFermilab2023-01-19 | Scientists are pretty sure the Universe started with the Big Bang. But the furthest back in time we can explore is 370,000 years after spacetime began. So, how do we measure the Big Bang, and how could our favorite friends - neutrinos - revolutionize our understanding of the early universe? Physicist Dr. Kirsty Duffy explores the cosmic neutrino background on #EvenBananas.
Production Credits: Host: Kirsty Duffy Writers: Kirsty Duffy, Ryan Postel, Maddi Langweil, Lauren Biron Science Advisors: Andre De Gouvea, Jessica Turner Director/Editor/Animator: Ryan Postel Camera/Audio Production: Luke Pickering Additional Imagery: NASA, Diana Brandonisio Theme Song: Scott Hershberger
0:00-0:38 - Intro 0:38-2:05 - The Big Bang 2:05-3:16 - Cosmic Neutrino Background 3:16-5:48 - Cosmological redshift 5:48-6:20 - Ptolemy experiment 6:20-6:57 - Conclusion 6:57-7:38 - Fun FactHow can you look inside a supernova?Fermilab2023-01-11 | A supernova is one of the most energetic events in the universe since the Big Bang. Entire stars blow up, announcing their death to the cosmos. In this video, Fermilab’s Dr. Don Lincoln talks about how Fermilab researchers are building a detector that can peer into the core of the supernova as it is exploding. Neutrinos provide a microscope that cannot be duplicated by any other means.
Fermilab home page: fnal.govThe birth, life and death of the universe – Public lecture by Dr. Don LincolnFermilab2023-01-04 | Perhaps the grandest questions of all – ones that have fascinated people for millennia – are the questions of how the universe came to be, how it has evolved, and how it will end. While modern science does not have all the answers, the scientific community has discovered many facts that allow us to understand much of this story. In this public lecture, presented on Dec. 9, 2022, Fermilab scientist Dr. Don Lincoln explains what we know—and what we don’t know—about these ageless questions.
Lincoln is a senior scientist at Fermilab and was a member of the teams that discovered the top quark in 1995 and the Higgs boson in 2012. He is a recipient of the 2013 Outreach Prize from the European Physical Society and the 2017 Gemant Award from the American Institute of Physics. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.