The Potential of Antimatter for Nuclear Reactor Control

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The discussion centers on the potential implications of recent findings related to antimatter and its relevance to nuclear reactor control, particularly in the context of experimental results from the STAR experiment at RHIC and comparisons to data from the LHC.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant references the detection of 18 4He counts at the STAR experiment, suggesting that the yield aligns with thermodynamic and coalescent nucleosynthesis models, which may have broader implications.
  • Another participant mentions an "unexplained particle" from LHC data, expressing curiosity about its comparison to Lisi's E8 mapping.
  • A different participant corrects the previous comment by emphasizing that the thread focuses on RHIC, not LHC, and notes the absence of any new particle announcement from LHC.
  • One participant humorously suggests a desire for advancements in antimatter research, specifically mentioning anti-U 235 and Pu 239 in the context of nuclear reactor control.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants exhibit disagreement regarding the relevance of LHC data to the discussion on RHIC findings. There is no consensus on the implications of the detected particles or the potential for antimatter in reactor control.

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The discussion includes references to specific experimental results and theoretical models, but lacks detailed exploration of the assumptions underlying these models or the implications of the findings for practical applications.

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http://arxiv.org/abs/1103.3312

In total 18 4He counts were detected at the STAR experiment at RHIC in 109 recorded Au+Au collisions at center-of-mass energies of 200 GeV and 62 GeV per nucleon-nucleon pair. The yield is consistent with expectations from thermodynamic and coalescent nucleosynthesis models, which has implications beyond nuclear physics.
 
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Sweet.
 
Also, there now appears to be an "unexplained particle" from the data from LHC ( I think its them ).

Exciting stuff recently.

Wonder if anybody has compared the data to Lisi's E8 mapping?
 
First, this thread is about RHIC, not the LHC. Second, there has been no announcement from the LHC on the discovery of a new particle. Finally, even if there were, it wouldn't say anything one way or the other about anti-alpha production at RHIC.
 
Borek said:
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...18 4He counts were detected at the STAR experiment at RHIC in 109 recorded Au+Au collisions...

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Wake me up when they get to anti- U 235 and Pu 239 so I can go annihilate the core in the out of control reactor in Japan. :))

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