Exciting physics experiments with light and particles

Time

18:00 - 24:00 o'clock

Organizer

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

Place

Max-Wien-Platz 1, Foyer, Innenhof, großer Hörsaal

Adresse

Max-Wien-Platz 1

Various hands-on physics experiments in the field of optics and particle physics. Have you always wanted to know how an accelerator works? Or how elementary particles are made visible and stored?

To present the range of research at the institute, there are many exciting experiments on topics such as

optical labyrinth
laser gyroscope
Michelson interferometer
thermal imaging camera
Polarization of light
Holography
Ultrasonic levitation
Light scattering
Particle accelerator you can touch
Model of a storage ring
Cloud chamber for visualizing cosmic radiation
Double slit experiment
Physics at Aikido

In the inner courtyard of the institute (18.30, 20.00 and 22.00):

Demonstration of the JETI terawatt laser with a short lecture
Blowpipe demonstration, vacuum cannon

Demonstration eines freischwebenden Magnetkreisels

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UniJena, IOQ

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