There are many proposals for extensions to the Standard Model that would allow this decay. So searching for this rare decay is one way of testing these proposals. A detector was built to aid in such a search. We are currently building a model of the MEGA detector using the AVS system. Then for each event, we will indicate which parts of MEGA detected signals from particle interactions.
Researchers can then interactively view the event from any desired position.
They will also be able to decide what types of information are displayed, for example the electron paths as determined by the software fits. Additionally, it has been suggested that rather than just use the system to view the event, AVS modules can be written to both simulate the theoretical event and to interactively fit the data. Dark Continent Project Ruth Paris is creating a humerous video in documentary style about the portrayal of women in science, covering issues such as the active vs. passive egg. The animation presents a popularized introduction to Fermat's Last Theorem, a famous unsolved problem in number theory. Three dimensional mathematical depictions are used in the beginning of the film to illustrate the meaning of the mathematical ideas involved.