Channel: Andrew Dotson

Category: Education

Tags: odudifferential cross secitoncross sectionconceptdegreegradschoolphdandrewconceptualstandard modelnmsumajorphysicsgradstudentfeynmanhiggsparticlederivationnuclearbosondotson

Description: Today I discuss how the interpretation of the cross section changes when we both turn on interactions and quantum mechanics. I discuss the importance of the differential cross section in particle physics with a couple examples, including how they can be used as evidence for the existence of new particles. Some nice info on classical cross sections: web.physics.ucsb.edu/~fratus/phys103/LN/Scattering.pdf "Source" of ATLAS data (the links to helpful papers are here): atlas.cern/updates/physics-briefing/exploring-higgs-discovery-channels