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== Abstract ==

== Abstract ==

The kinetic theory of temperature is a theory describing the amount of thermal energy in a particle. Statistical physics describes temperature variation as an exponential function, with very few particles with a large amount of thermal energy and lots of particles with very small amounts of thermal energy. These effects can usually only be seen as an average function, over millions of different particles. This particular experiment allows us to observe the thermal energy of individual particles far from the average, allowing us to see the energy fluctuations of individual particles.

Kinetic theory of temparature. available Temperature

However a few of the members of the particles have more than their share. STatistics - Exponential ---> Boltzmann

Usually only seen as average effects. Interesting to see individual instead of average.

 

Kinetic theory ----> Thermal average successes. Predicts individual as well.

Statistical physics describes temperatures - variation of individula energy particles  

Measure energies far from the avearge

 

Small chance per electron, so many electrons that it occurs a few times per second.

 

(Should I mention anything about the SiPM's ability to detect single photons and the peaks that we were trying to find when I was working in your lab this summer?)

 

 

* appeal to a broader physics context.