Category Archives: Atlas

Bringing the Heavens Down to Earth

Posted on February 3, 2009 by PlatoHagel

“We all are of the citizens of the Sky” Camille Flammarion The Flammarion woodcut. Flammarion’s caption translates to “A medieval missionary tells that he has found the point where heaven and Earth meet…” The widely circulated woodcut of a man … Continue reading →

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Cascading Showers from the Cosmos

Posted on September 8, 2007 by PlatoHagel

3) It is claimed that cosmic rays can energy exceeding that of colliders, and they have not caused trouble, suggesting that colliders will not cause trouble either. However, the analogy is not precise. It assumes two things that may not … Continue reading →

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Cosmic Rays in Atlas

Posted on September 28, 2006 by PlatoHagel

Like Piglet describing the Heffalump in Winnie the Pooh by AA Milne, one knows this started out in some fantastical world. More then, the “inkblot” as a comparison leads too/from, a fictional story, and became the fantasy of Alice that … Continue reading →

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It’s Alive: Cosmic Ray Recordings

Posted on June 7, 2006 by PlatoHagel

I was doing some visiting around to see what Jacque Distler was doing and of course some blog entries are more dear to the heart, when you have followed the history and found correlative statements that bring the subject home … Continue reading →

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Hands on Cern

Posted on March 6, 2006 by PlatoHagel

Hands-on-CERN (HoC) is an educational project at the scientific frontier of physics. It is aimed at teachers and high school students studying natural sciences. The purpose of this project/course is to increase understanding of the most fundamental processes inside matter, … Continue reading →

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Atlas and Proton-proton Collisions

Posted on September 14, 2005 by PlatoHagel

Depth of Perception I am responding to the link here on Cosmic Variance and the related article, Cosmic Violence. I do not want to tie up their space, so my “further response” is being given here. I speak of Glast … Continue reading →

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Search for Extra-dimensions with ATLAS at the LHC: The Lions Den

Posted on June 12, 2005 by PlatoHagel

I have often wonder whether or not my opinions about left and right aspect battling in society, are right?:) Peter Woit saids string theory is right wing financed? I hate to dread that media has been perversive enough in order … Continue reading →

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