niktemadur@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoIn a typical neutrino collision event at IceCube, Kamiokande or KM3NeT, how bright is the flash of Cherenkov radiation light? Is it visible to the naked eye?message-squaremessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down11
arrow-up121arrow-down1message-squareIn a typical neutrino collision event at IceCube, Kamiokande or KM3NeT, how bright is the flash of Cherenkov radiation light? Is it visible to the naked eye?niktemadur@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squareBjörn@swg-empire.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoEvery time I see a documentary on it they emphasise how incredibly sensitive the photon detectors are. So I guess not.
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoHuman eyes are also incredibly sensitive, and can detect single photons in specific circumstances. But to have the best chance of seeing anything, one would probably need to be inside the experimental setup, which would be logistically difficult.
Every time I see a documentary on it they emphasise how incredibly sensitive the photon detectors are. So I guess not.
Human eyes are also incredibly sensitive, and can detect single photons in specific circumstances. But to have the best chance of seeing anything, one would probably need to be inside the experimental setup, which would be logistically difficult.