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{{Short description|American physicist associated with the first direct neutrino detection}} | |||
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{{Infobox scientist | {{Infobox scientist | ||
| name = Clyde Cowan | | name = Clyde Cowan | ||
| birth_date = 1919 | | image = Biography_Clyde_Cowan.jpg | ||
| death_date = 1974 | | caption = Cowan and Reines experiment image | ||
| birth_date = 6 December 1919 | |||
| birth_place = Detroit, Michigan, United States | |||
| death_date = 24 May 1974 | |||
| death_place = Bethesda, Maryland, United States | |||
| fields = Physics | | fields = Physics | ||
| work_institutions = Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory | | work_institutions = Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory; Catholic University of America | ||
| known_for = | | known_for = First direct neutrino detection | ||
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'''Clyde Cowan''' (1919-1974) was an American physicist who, with [[Biography:Frederick Reines|Frederick Reines]], carried out the first direct experimental detection of the neutrino. | '''Clyde Cowan''' (1919-1974) was an American physicist who, with [[Biography:Frederick Reines|Frederick Reines]], carried out the first direct experimental detection of the neutrino. | ||
== Neutrino detection == | |||
The Cowan-Reines experiment detected antineutrinos produced by a nuclear reactor. The result confirmed a particle that had been proposed by [[Biography:Wolfgang Pauli|Wolfgang Pauli]] and named by [[Biography:Enrico Fermi|Enrico Fermi]]. | |||
== | The experiment made the neutrino a directly observed member of the lepton family. | ||
== Quantum Collection links == | |||
* [[Physics:Quantum neutrino]] | * [[Physics:Quantum neutrino]] | ||
* [[Physics:Quantum lepton]] | * [[Physics:Quantum lepton]] | ||
* [[Physics:Quantum weak interaction]] | |||
== References == | |||
{{reflist|3}} | |||
* {{Cite web |title=Frederick Reines - Facts |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1995/reines/facts/ |publisher=Nobel Prize Outreach |access-date=2026-05-23}} | |||
* {{Cite web |title=Neutrino |url=https://www.britannica.com/science/neutrino |website=Encyclopaedia Britannica |access-date=2026-05-23}} | |||
{{Author|Harold Foppele}} | {{Author|Harold Foppele}} | ||
Latest revision as of 23:01, 24 May 2026
| Clyde Cowan | |
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| Cowan and Reines experiment image | |
| Born | 6 December 1919 Detroit, Michigan, United States |
| Died | 24 May 1974 Bethesda, Maryland, United States
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| Known for | First direct neutrino detection |
Clyde Cowan (1919-1974) was an American physicist who, with Frederick Reines, carried out the first direct experimental detection of the neutrino.
Neutrino detection
The Cowan-Reines experiment detected antineutrinos produced by a nuclear reactor. The result confirmed a particle that had been proposed by Wolfgang Pauli and named by Enrico Fermi.
The experiment made the neutrino a directly observed member of the lepton family.
Quantum Collection links
References
- "Frederick Reines - Facts". Nobel Prize Outreach. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1995/reines/facts/.
- "Neutrino". https://www.britannica.com/science/neutrino.
Author: Harold Foppele