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How to Experiment with Nuclear Collisions

Continue your tour of Jefferson Lab by learning how scientists design an experiment, get it approved, run it, and then analyze the results. Discover why interpreting the outcome of nuclear collisions is like reconstructing car crashes. One tool relies on the shock wave produced by particles moving faster than light, which is possible in mediums other than a vacuum.

English
  • Originally Aired April 27, 2018
  • Runtime 31 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Network The Great Courses
  • Created July 27, 2020 by
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  • Modified July 27, 2020 by
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