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Scientists create light from vacuum



In the Chalmers scientists’ experiments, virtual photons bounce off a “mirror” that vibrates at a speed that is almost as high as the speed of light. The round mirror in the picture is a symbol, and under that is the quantum electronic component (referred to as a SQUID), which acts as a mirror. This makes real photons appear (in pairs) in vacuum. Credit: Philip Krantz, Chalmers

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Chalmers University of Technology have succeeded in creating light from vacuum – observing an effect first predicted over 40 years ago. The results will be published tomorrow (Wednesday) in the journal Nature. In an innovative experiment, the scientists have managed to capture some of the photons that are constantly appearing and disappearing in the vacuum.                                       

                                                                                                                                       

The experiment is based on one of the most counterintuitive, yet, one of the most important principles in quantum mechanics: that vacuum is by no means empty nothingness. In fact, the vacuum is full of various particles that are continuously fluctuating in and out of existence. They appear, exist for a brief moment and then disappear again. Since their existence is so fleeting, they are usually referred to as virtual particles.

Chalmers scientist, Christopher Wilson and his co-workers have succeeded in getting photons to leave their virtual state and become real photons, i.e. measurable light. The physicist Moore predicted way back in 1970 that this should happen if the virtual photons are allowed to bounce off a mirror that is moving at a speed that is almost as high as the speed of light. The phenomenon, known as the dynamical Casimir effect, has now been observed for the first time in a brilliant experiment conducted by the Chalmers scientists.

“Since it’s not possible to get a mirror to move fast enough, we’ve developed another method for achieving the same effect,” explains Per Delsing, Professor of Experimental Physics at Chalmers. “Instead of varying the physical distance to a mirror, we've varied the electrical distance to an electrical short circuit that acts as a mirror for microwaves.

The “mirror” consists of a quantum electronic component referred to as a SQUID (Superconducting quantum interference device), which is extremely sensitive to magnetic fields. By changing the direction of the magnetic field several billions of times a second the scientists were able to make the “mirror” vibrate at a speed of up to 25 percent of the speed of light.

“The result was that photons appeared in pairs from the vacuum, which we were able to measure in the form of microwave radiation,” says Per Delsing. “We were also able to establish that the radiation had precisely the same properties that quantum theory says it should have when photons appear in pairs in this way.”

What happens during the experiment is that the “mirror” transfers some of its kinetic energy to virtual photons, which helps them to materialise. According to quantum mechanics, there are many different types of virtual particles in vacuum, as mentioned earlier. Göran Johansson, Associate Professor of Theoretical Physics, explains that the reason why photons appear in the experiment is that they lack mass.

“Relatively little energy is therefore required in order to excite them out of their virtual state. In principle, one could also create other particles from vacuum, such as electrons or protons, but that would require a lot more energy.”

The scientists find the photons that appear in pairs in the experiment interesting to study in closer detail. They can perhaps be of use in the research field of quantum information, which includes the development of quantum computers.

However, the main value of the experiment is that it increases our understanding of basic physical concepts, such as vacuum fluctuations – the constant appearance and disappearance of virtual particles in vacuum. It is believed that vacuum fluctuations may have a connection with “dark energy” which drives the accelerated expansion of the universe. The discovery of this acceleration was recognised this year with the awarding of the Nobel Prize in Physics.

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Rumusan:

Dalam vakum terdapat partikel maya di mana ia perlukan tenaga yang besar untuk membolehkannya bertukar kepada partikel sebenar.  

Daripada eksperimen di atas, untuk membolehkan cahaya terhasil, photon maya akan dirangsang menjadi photon sebenar dengan teknik pantulan cermin...(Dalam fizik, cahaya bukan sahaja gelombang elektromagnet tetapi sejenis partikel dinamakan photon)

Mereka menggunakan medan magnet bagi mengawal kelajuan putaran cermin, seterusnya menyebabkan partikel maya yang ditujukan kepadanya memperoleh tenaga dalam bentuk tenaga kuanta dan bertukar kepada partikel sebenar yang mempunyai ciri berikut: halaju menghampiri halaju cahaya..Jadi, dari situ, mereka beranggapan partikel yang menghampiri halaju itu adalah photon (cahaya).

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Implikasi:

-Memahami bagaimana cahaya matahari terhasil dari ruang vakum

(Actually, yang menyebabkan kita masih menerima sinaran matahari adalah kerana tenaga haba terhasil dari pembakaran hidrogen dalam matahari di dalam proses dinamakan "nuclear fission")

areenarena

wah !!!penemuan hebat. screen hologram sebenar ! gadget semakin kecik....mungkin suatu hari akan ada screen hologram sebesar pangung wayang yg di hasilkan dari gadget sebesar jam tangan gitu..

putput

kegunaanya apa ya?

mbhcsf

Implikasi:

-Memahami bagaimana cahaya matahari terhasil dari ruang vakum

(Actually, yang menye ...
dauswq Post at 4-12-2011 09:13

    i tak baca artikel di atas tengah sibuk  ni  actually siapkan slides

but ini satu fenomena? biasa sebab : gelombang cahaya matahari dlm spektrum EM wave pun ke bumi melalui sinaran oun lalui vakum

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Reply 8# mbhcsf

kita tau sumber cahaya dtg dr matahari dan dipancarkan ke ruang vakum melalui sinaran EW...

mgkn lebih fhm jika analoginya sebegini...
bolehkah kita wujudkan "sumber tenaga" ibarat "matahari kecil" di celah2 ruang vakum tuk menghasilkan neutrino?

something like that...

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Reply  mbhcsf

kita tau sumber cahaya dtg dr matahari dan dipancarkan ke ruang vakum melalui sina ...
dauswq Post at 20-12-2011 13:51

    well why not

sinaran is a form of energy, right ?

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Reply 10# mbhcsf

yes, itu berdasarkan Maxwell theory...

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Reply  mbhcsf

yes, itu berdasarkan Maxwell theory...
dauswq Post at 20-12-2011 17:12

    owh... what other theories are there....

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Reply 12# mbhcsf

http://eforum4.cari.com.my/redirect.php?goto=findpost&ptid=616659&pid=46720709

berdasarkan posting saya ni, this is Einstein's theory that cahaya adalah sejenis partikel dinamakan photon/neutrino..

melalui Maxwell, cahaya tu adalah sinaran EW yg berpunca dr sumber yg satu -matahari..

2 teori ni tak conflit but mutually related...
sbb cahaya tu carries energy....dan cara nak describe energy inilah 2 teori ni propose...

saya ade paste artikel
rujuk di sini ape tu neutrino --->http://eforum4.cari.com.my/viewthread.php?tid=602173

klu nak fhm quantum mech in detail, rujuk di sini --> http://eforum4.cari.com.my/viewthread.php?tid=511102

areenarena

bagi i artikel tu bukan mengenai cara atau medium untuk cahaya bergerak

tapi ia tentang how cahaya terhasil dari suatu  yang bukan meterial !!atau i ringkaskan BUAT CAHAYA  DARI SUATU YANG TIADA (VACUM)

diorang ni percaya ada ''benda'' lebih kecil dari- atom lebih kecil dari subatom -electron) lebih kecil dari -quarks tapi tak tau ape ''BENDA'' tu??

jadi diorang andaikan ruang vacum bukan vacum sebenarnya.

dan 'BENDA'' tu unit paling paling asas sekali dalam universe ibarat batu blok nak buat bangunan gitu.

pendapat diorang  jika ''BENDA'' tu diberi tenaga contohnya vibration medan megnet pada vibration hampir frekuensi cahaya,'' BENDA'' tu akan teruja membentuk photon  atau cahaya

dan bagi i ni juga boleh menjadi asas teknology screen hologram ...alat hologram tu cuma memvibrik medan magnet n cahaya pop kuar,tak payah pakai screen gitu.