Reinessa
Catching the Ghost 1956 Physics
Size guide S–5XL · inches
Reinessa hunts ghosts with a lantern made of tanks. In 1956, near a nuclear reactor, one finally showed itself.
The Physics
Antineutrinos from a reactor almost never interact, but now and then one hits a proton and turns it into a neutron and a positron. The detector looked for a pair of flashes: first the positron annihilating, then the neutron being captured in cadmium. The signal rose with reactor power.
ν̄ + p → n + e⁺
- ν̄: electron antineutrino
- p: proton
- n: neutron
- e⁺: positron
- σ: cross section, ≈ 6.3 × 10⁻⁴⁸ m² (6.3 × 10⁻⁴⁴ cm²)
C. L. Cowan Jr., F. Reines and colleagues reported the detection from the Savannah River Plant in Science on 20 July 1956.
Honest caveat: The signal agreed (within 5 per cent) with a predicted cross section of 6.3 × 10⁻⁴⁴ cm²; that is an agreement, not a precise measurement.
On the shirt
Front: Reinessa, the pixel-art character, with the title. Back: the inverse beta decay reaction, the two-flash signature, the cross section, Savannah River Plant 1956 and the Science paper. Printed on a unisex tee.
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Details
Size & fitS–5XL
Unisex heavy cotton (Gildan 5000), classic fit.
| Size | Width | Length | Sleeve |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | 18 | 28 | 15.1 |
| M | 20 | 29 | 16.5 |
| L | 22 | 30 | 18 |
| XL | 24 | 31 | 19.5 |
| 2XL | 26 | 32 | 21 |
| 3XL | 28 | 33 | 22.4 |
| 4XL | 30 | 34 | 23.7 |
| 5XL | 32 | 35 | 25 |
크기 비교: M 사이즈는 폭이 20 in (50.80 cm)로, 약 3.143 × 1034 플랑크 길이입니다(lP = 1.616255 × 10−35 m). 줄자가 더 빠릅니다.
Measurements in inches, ±1.5 in tolerance.
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