niktemadur@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 26 days 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 · 26 days agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·26 days 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.
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.