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Canadian Researchers Create Supernova In-lab

Posted by chrisd on from the again-canada-shows-us-the-way dept.

Erebus42 writes "Canada has done something neat. Apparently researchers at the University of British Columbia have created supernova in their ISAC (Isotope Seperator and Accelerator), transmuting sodium 21 into magnesium 22. Spiffy."

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  1. Another good link by MrEd · · Score: 3, Interesting
    is here at the Toronto Star. It's a bit older, but hey, it's got more background information about the facility.


    I can't believe that the 3D View of the Experimental Hall (which I worked two weeks on as a summer student) is actually posted on Slashdot! Fame and fortune, here I come!

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  2. Re:Why is a proton beam like a nova? by MrEd · · Score: 3, Interesting
    The DRAGON experiment is concerned with trying to acquire data about the transmutation reaction of Na(11,21) into Mg(12,22). The reactions occur quite infrequently and result in only a very small momentum change in the particle, so the two bending magnets and electric dipoles are required to isolate the stream of Mg particles and feed them into a detector.


    I'm a little fuzzy on the details, but you can probably find them on the ISAC webpage.

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