Published 1975 | Version v1
Report

Tachyons revisited

  • 1. Adelaide Univ. (Australia). Dept. of Physics

Description

An apparently significant result in an experiment to search for tachyons in the interval of time immediately preceding in the arrival of air showers of energy approximately 1015 eV is considered. Several similar experiments have been completed, all of which have yielded null results. The original data of the foregoing reference have been re-examined and it is shown that an artifact of the apparatus was contributing to the original apparently significant results. (orig./BJ)

Availability note (English)

Available from ZAED.

Abstract (German)

Die Arbeit geht aus von einem offensichtlich bedeutsamen Ergebnis eines Experiments, das Tachyonen in einem Zeitintervall, das unmittelbar vor dem Eintreffen von Luftschauern der Energie ca. 1015 eV nachzuweisen versucht. Einige aehnliche Experimente wurden abgeschlossen, deren Ergebnisse jedoch gleich Null waren. Die Originalmessdaten des oben erwaehnten Versuchs wurden erneut geprueft, und es wird gezeigt, dass ein Artefakt im Versuchsaufbau zu dem urspruenglich vielversprechenden Ergebnis beitrug. (orig./BJ)

Additional details

Additional titles

Subtitle (English)
Comments on a search for faster-than-light particles

Publishing Information

Imprint Title
14th international cosmic ray conference. Conference papers. Vol. 7
Imprint Pagination
p. 2474-2479.
Report number
AED-Conf--75-696-000

Conference

Title
14. international cosmic ray conference.
Dates
15 - 29 Aug 1975.
Place
Garching/Muenchen, Germany, F.R.

INIS

Country of Publication
Germany
Country of Input or Organization
Germany
INIS RN
8319978
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
COSMIC RAY DETECTION; ERRORS; EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWERS; TACHYONS; TEV RANGE; TIME DEPENDENCE
Descriptors DEC
COSMIC RADIATION; COSMIC SHOWERS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY RANGE; IONIZING RADIATIONS; POSTULATED PARTICLES; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATIONS; SECONDARY COSMIC RADIATION; SHOWERS

Optional Information

Notes
1 fig.; 11 refs.