Turning Light Into Matter: 3 London Scientists Achieve The Impossible
Turning Light Into Matter: 3 London Scientists Achieve The Impossible
According to scientists in the UK, light can be turned into matter using new technology and a concept known as the “photon-photon collider”. This discovery was made 80 years after the theory had been developed in the first place.
3 physicists have discovered simple ways to prove a theory which had been devised by Breit and Wheeler in the year 1934. According to the theory proposed in 1934, light could be turned into matter by smashing together the 2 particles of light (photons) to create an electron and positron. This is the simplest method of turning light into matter that has ever been postulated.
The research conducted by 3 scientists at London's Imperial College shows how this theory proposed by Breit and Wheeler can be put into practice. This “photon-photon collider” converts light directly matter through technology that is available. This is a new type of high-energy physics experiment.
The experiment will recreate the process that was of prime importance within the first 100 seconds during which the universe was created. It is also seen in gamma ray bursts that are counted as one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in the universe. Gamma ray bursts are also considered to be the biggest explosions in the universe.
The collider experiment carried out by scientists have put forth two key steps. Firstly, the scientists will employ an extremely powerful laser which has high intensity to speed up electronics to a point just below the speed of light. This is then fired into a slab of gold to create a beam of photons which are a billion times more energetic than light.
Following this, the next stage of the experiment will involve a tiny gold called a hohlraum. Scientists will be firing the high-intensity laser at the inner surface of this gold so that a thermal radiation field can be created. It will generate light similar to those emitted by stars.
The photon beam is then directed from the first stage of the experiment through the centre of the can. This will cause the photons from the 2 sources to collide and form electrons as well as positrons. The formation of positrons and electrons will then be detected once they have exited the can.
Oliver Pike along with his team of researchers has invented the photon-photon collider and this machine could literally create something from nothing. This apparatus uses high intensity laser to speed up electrons so that they can reach the speed of light. The aim is to turn the electrons into photons which will exceed the speed of light by over 1 billion times. A high energy laser will be shot into gold so that a thermal radiation field can generate star light.
This experiment will be conducted over a period of 12 months. It represents one small step towards the molecular assembly. The researchers were investigating problems in fusion energy when they discovered this concept and potential application for proving the Breit-Wheeler theory. The Breit-Wheeler theory has been accepted in principle but this is the first time it may be scientifically demonstrable. As man evolves and changes come about, more deeper research will become possible. Solving the final mystery about the existence of the universe and mankind may be just a few years away.
