Exciting physics experiments with light and particles

Time

18:00 - 24:00 o'clock

Organizer

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Institut für Optik und Quantenelektronik (IOQ) and Helmholtz-Institut Jena

Place

Jena

Adresse

Max-Wien-Platz 1, Foyer

Have you always wanted to know how a particle accelerator works? Or how to make elementary particles visible and store them? Experience a variety of hands-on physics experiments in the fields of optics and particle physics.

To showcase the breadth of research at the institute, there are many exciting experiments on topics such as:

optical maze
laser gyroscope
Michelson interferometer
thermal imaging camera
Polarization of light
Holography
Levitation in Ultrasound
Light Scattering
Hands-On Particle Accelerator
Model of a storage ring
Cloud chamber for visualizing cosmic rays
Double-slit experiment
Physics in Aikido

Demonstration eines freischwebenden Magnetkreisels

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Institut für Optik und Quantenelektronik (IOQ)

Location

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