Cloud Chamber – On the Trail of Elementary Particles

23. August 2026, 15:30 - 16:30
Irchel | Room will be indicated on the ticket
Event in English
A ticket is required for this event. You can get a free ticket one hour before the start at the ticket booth Irchel
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How can we make particles visible that are so small we can’t see them even with the best microscope? In this workshop, we’ll set up a cloud chamber to observe traces of elementary particles generated in the atmosphere and learn how to use it to study pyramids.

 

Other events by the UZH Physik-Institut at Scientifica:

Short lecture: Myonen – geheimnisvolle Detektivteilchen?
Saturday, 29. August 2026, 12.00

Booth: The muon—the Sherlock Holmes of elementary particles
Sunday, 23. August 2026, Irchel
Saturday, 29. August 2026, Zentrum
Sunday, 30. August 2026, Zentrum