Theory driven experimentation in particle physics

Perović, Slobodan

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“…Schindler admits that there is an influence of knowledge by experimentalists of theory prediction on the estimation of background, but without an indication of a direct entry of the scrutinized theory in the background calculations, such experimentalists' assumptions do not appear decisive. Slobodan Perović considers the arguments in favor of the experiment's theory-ladenness and calls the processes in the chamber true and the processes caused by background neutrons artifacts while not giving too much importance to the commonality of their physical nature with background (Perović 2013).…”

Section: Background and Phenomenal Theoriesmentioning

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Experimental background and theory ladenness of experimentation

Pronskikh¹

2016

Belgr Philosop Ann

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In this work, I examine the roles of the experimental background (effects capable of mimicking the one under study) in cognition, and its relation to the problem of closedness of experimental system. Taking as examples the experiments in particle physics widely discussed in the philosophy of science (discoveries of muon and neutral currents), I suggest that determination of the experimental background often implies an explicit use of components of high-level theories. I argue that the neutron background in the neutral current experiments resulted from the same sort of phenomena as the events in the detector did although those phenomena occurred in the materials surrounding the detector rather than in the detector itself. Therefore, it is justified herein that due to the presence of background experimental outcomes are entertained with theory of phenomenon.

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Section: Background and Phenomenal Theoriesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Experimental background and theory ladenness of experimentation

Pronskikh¹

2016

Belgr Philosop Ann

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Theory driven experimentation in particle physics

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Experimental background and theory ladenness of experimentation

Experimental background and theory ladenness of experimentation

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